The article was reasonable to me. The author explained things well, and when he got into the negatives, he didn't portray them as facts, he said it was public perception.
He did complain about about experience levels, but that is a fact at the regional level. If you are a very young airline pilot, you are lucky in a way...that opportunity is usually not available. The public would prefer that their doctors, investment brokers, lawyers, and pilots not look like they graduated yesterday (or have yet to graduate).
If people give you crap, just smile...you will have the last laugh when you are a widebody captain before you have too much grey hair. But do your part to alleviate public perception...frosted, spiked hair, ipods, and a guitar-hero interface strapped to your rollaboard do not enhance the image of regional pilots. All that stuff is fine, just not in uniform