Ben Sternberg, professional boxing promoter, complained that the newspaper, through the use of inflammatory graphics and writing and the manipulation of facts, falsely implied in an article that he was a racist and somewhat of a Mafia figure.
Regina’s Fine Candies, St. Paul, complained that a taste survey of chocolates was unscientific and unfair to Regina’s and to the U.S. chocolate industry.
A man named Burtrand, high priest of the Church of Wicca (a religion known also as witchcraft), complained that the newspaper was unfair when it associated witchcraft with satanic activities in two articles published on its religion page, headlined “Occult.” Burtrand claimed that the layout, taken as a whole - including artwork, photographs and articles - perpetuated negative and erroneous stereotypes about the occult.
The Minnesota Tenants Union (MTU) complained that an editorial did not adequately support charges of misuse of public funds with factual evidence and balanced comment. The MTU claimed the paper did not respond satisfactorily to complaints of inaccuracies in the editorial.
Minnesotans Against the Downtown Dome (MADD), a coalition including neighborhood activists and sports fans opposed to construction of a sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, complained that the Star’s and Tribune’s treatment of the long-standing stadium issue revealed a broad pattern of biased and inadequate coverage.