Determination 66: George Grant v. Star Tribune
On May 12, 1986, the Minneapolis Star and Tribune published an article about a new county land-bidding policy which repealed the city’s right to bid competitively on tax-forfeited, blighted properties. A city councilman was quoted as displeased with George Grant, the complainant, who had outbid the city on a house the city had wanted to purchase. The article portrayed Grant as a landlord troublesome to the city.
Thereafter, when the newspaper’s reporter contacted Grant for his side of the story, Grant gave an interview which resulted in an article published May 20, 1986, with the headline, “Ex-legislator spurned politics, farming to become controversial city landlord.” Grant claims this article is unfair, biased, and fails to tell his story.