Sibby has removed his accusation that Argus Leader political columnist Dave Kranz attempted to prevent Barnes and Noble from distributing Jon Lauck's book after receiving an email from Randell Beck. Good. It was a serious allegation to make against Kranz without any substantial proof, and unfair to Kranz. And it resulted in a rather intense blog drama between the SDWC and Sibby. We can criticize the content of the paper and the coverage they provide to people and events (or lack thereof), but singling out Kranz without proof and without naming names made the contention hard to believe. However, it would be interesting to examine each side here and determine what the truth is. Will that happen? I doubt anyone in the media will pursue this story, so Kranz will never be asked if he really did contact Barnes and Noble and Sibby will never be asked who his sources were by them. But the blogs will be looking in to the story. If Sibby turns out to be correct, this is the story of the year. Otherwise, Sibby loses credibility. We will wait and see.
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