I see the Tribune has a story up on some of the things that happened locally in 2006.

Fastest public career changer
Justice of the Peace Sam Harris appeared to be firmly ensconced in his position as a Cascade County judge.
Then the public learned Harris had been making injudicial remarks about various groups — even about people for whom he performed marriage ceremonies — on an Internet chat room for years.
The Electric City Weblog raised the issue on its Web site, and the Tribune broke the news story. Harris eventually resigned, effective the end of 2006.

Interesting.
I seem to remember it a little different.

I remember a few people none of whom were newspaper reporters, doing a fair amount of work, researching and writing an informative series of articles, spread out over a week of posts. I remember digging through old newspaper articles, sifting through internet chat rooms full of disagreeable, and at times insulting, comments. I remember questioning what we were doing, if it was worth the possible repercussions and negative response from the public.

I remember GeeGuy working very hard to put the information in context, so it was seen as more than just words and comments, but as the character of the man.

I remember putting up the Gore posts simultaneously, on a Friday evening, fielding questions and comments all weekend, and on Monday morning learning all the Gore comments had been removed. And then, hours later, the Tribune reporter contacting us for information, because they needed proof to write their story. The Tribune continuing to insist they needed to publish our names to lend credibility to their story after Harris had confirmed he made the Gore comments.

But A History Lesson only raised the issues.
The Tribune broke the story.