Gutknecht-Walz debate: A rare occurrence?

The Gutknecht-Walz debate in Owatonna on Saturday was well covered by Bluestem Prairie, who observed it firsthand. Among newspapers, it seems only the Owatonna Peoples Press wrote it up, though it may yet come up in the AgriNews. And I could not find any mention of the debate in either the Rochester Post-Bulletin or the Mankato Free Press. Too bad, for if history is an indicator, there will be few debates between the two candidates this election season.(Unfortunately, like too many small town newspapers, virtually all of the Owatonna Peoples Press is accessible only to the paper’s subscribers, which means news from that city is only available to the rest of the planet if it’s picked up by another, more open publication.)