Mistakes, Malaprops and Misspellings.

When I was growing up, I always defended the Star Tribune. I'd hear people say that the St. Paul Pioneer Press was better and I, being born and raised in Minneapolis, would counter that the Minneapolis Star Tribune was just as good.

Well, I can't say that any more, can I? Newspapers all over the country are failing as people turn to the internet and blogs for their news, so in keeping with the times, the Strib has been forced to downsize. Sadly, they seemed to have sacked anyone who ever did any proofreading, which leaves its pages riddled with ridiculous errors: one example I vividly recall was an article about the Supreme Court, in which there was a sentence that read "the Court has tickled many weighty issues..." The writer meant tackled, obviously, (well, I would hope so, anyway) and the paper went to press with this silly mistake, unnoticed by (perhaps nonexistant?) proofreaders. As amused as I am by the image of Justices Scalia and Thomas engaging in a tickle fight, I think that a newspaper that wants to maintain its credibility--not to mention readership--needs to hold itself to higher standards.

But, hey, if they did that, I wouldn't be able to make fun of them, right? Here is where I'll post my commentaries on the various mistakes, malaprops and misspellings that I find the in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Here's hoping the Strib never ceases to be a source of hilarious material.