Stick shakers are not common at Colgan people. JS was a pilot who needed to go, period.

Keep in mind that this "whitsle blower" also failed his Q400 PC with Colgan, he was fired from CCAir in 1997 for landing at the wrong airport...I don't think he is anyone to be talking about good flying.

As for the overspeeds, this was discussed in the NTSB Hearing, see Day 1. The NTSB clearly saw there was no issue. And the flying with a broken radio, common practice at Colgan- gotta maintain the flight schedule, right Buddy?