Miles Aakhus, editor and publisher of the Ely Echo, complained that an editorial carried in the Ely Miner in response to an editorial written by him and charging him with unprofessional journalistic conduct contained inaccuracies and unfair comments.
David N. Zentner, national vice president of the Izaak Walton League of America, complained that an article about land use regulations in the North Shore area of northeastern Minnesota was unobjective and that because it was based in part on rumors, it was inflammatory.
Jon Willand, secretary of the Committee for Effective Crime Control, complained that inaccuracies in an editorial were not adequately corrected by the publishing of his letter to the editor with an editor’s note admitting the error.
James G. and Laura H. Miles, independent candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of Minnesota, complained that the two newspapers provided inadequate and unfair coverage of their campaign.
The Minnesota Federation of Teachers complained that the newspaper was irresponsible and misleading when it published a facsimile edition of the paper and substituted another organization’s advertising and publicity materials for some of the newspaper’s own material.