Regret the Error

Apology

IN our article "Drugs suicide of driver who killed girl of 3" we said that Ryan Frayne had "fled Britain after his van killed a little girl".
We have been asked by the family to point out that Ryan had not "fled" the country and it is incorrect to call his death a suicide.
Until the coroner reaches a verdict, the facts of his death remain under investigation.

Resurrection

From the Canning Times of Perth, Australia:

LAST week s story Perth played part in space history incorrectly referred to a WA Astronomical Society founding member as the late Ron Ashe.
Mr Ashe is, in fact, alive.
The Canning Times apologises for any confusion or distress caused by the error.

Apology

WE wish to apologise to Carol Vorderman and her family for the misleading headline VORDERCON which we ran in Monday's paper.
The story was about a newsagent in Prestatyn who was prepared to lie for the programme 'Who Do You Think You Are?', which Carol took part in and which has promoted the town of Prestatyn hugely. As we made clear in the article we accept that Carol knew nothing of the newsagent's deceit. We're sorry Carol.

Lose a word, change the meaning

An Oct. 13 Page One article about an allegation that the government withdrew a $100 million contract after Qwest refused to participate in a National Security Agency program incorrectly quoted Kurt Opsahl, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He did not say: "It's inappropriate for the government to be awarding a contract conditioned upon an agreement to an illegal program. That truly is what's going on here." What he said was: "It's inappropriate for the government to be awarding a contract conditioned upon an agreement to an illegal program, if that's truly what's going on here." Link

Thanks, Jay!

Okay, okay...what?!

A photograph accompanying a story about Teen Challenge in Saturday's Intelligencer Journal incorrectly identified the subject, who is the Rev. James Santiago.
The story included an incorrect identification of Santiago's wife, Pam. Also, Santiago was addicted to crack cocaine for 12 years.

Yet another example of how some corrections raise more questions than they answer.

The secret revealed

George Bush was not the benefactor of the US supreme court ruling that gave him victory in the 2000 election, but the beneficiary (Al Gore wins the Nobel peace prize. And this time, no one can take it away from him, page 3, October 13). Link

Put down that chestnut

An anecdote about eating chestnuts collected in the city was included in The Ingredient Column last week. According to The Canadian Chestnut Council, Only American, Chinese, Japanese And European Chestnuts are edible. Horse Chestnuts, commonly found in Toronto, are not. Link

Cheeky correction

Correction In "A Sunny Interval" (Home, Sept 30), we stated, incorrectly, that Sian Lloyd last year broke off her engagement to the Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik after he began dating one of the Cheeky Girls. We wish to make it clear this was inaccurate. Sian Lloyd terminated her relationship with Opik prior to his relationship with his new partner, Gabriela Irimia, and this therefore had no bearing on the end of the engagement. We regret any distress this error may have caused.

Ancestry denied

There was an interesting recent exchange of letters in the Townsville Bulletin of Australia. It started with this:

AS you can see from my address, I live on the other side of the world; Trinidad, home of Brian Lara. I need some assistance in getting some information on my father, Walter Sugden (deceased), former geologist and lecturer in the James Cook University. I was born on July 18, 1946 to Walter and Mable Sugden. Walter and Mable were married in 1946, he was employed at that time in Trinadad. He was originally from England. They divorced after two to three years and he left Trinidad. I started looking for him some years ago. I eventually found out that he migrated to Australia, and eventually died and was buried in Townsville. I also found out that I have a half brother and sister. My brother's name is Hugh Sugden of Sugden Photographics. I contacted Hugh. I would like to contact anyone knowing Walter who might be able to assist me in bridging this information gap. I have no desire to profit in any way from use of this information, my children just want to know more about their grandfather. Thanking you for any assistance in this matter.
Clive Sugden,
Trinidad, West Indies

And was followed by:

ON October 4 a letter appeared in the Townsville Bulletin written by Clive Sugden from Trinidad. In the letter Mr Sugden said he was seeking information about the Sugden family in Townsville. We would like to distance ourselves from the claims of family history made in that letter.
Hugh Sugden,
Sugden Photographics.

 

Newspaper turns band gay

In Saturday's story about the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the sexual orientation of the Whoreshoes was misstated. Only vocalist Lala Hulse is a lesbian. The other members of the all-female band are heterosexual.