Fire the Proofreaders....Oh, We Already Did That

There was a time when the daily newspaper was held up to children and adults as an example of correct spelling and good grammar.  Those days have apparently passed us by, as illustrated in a Sunday Journal Gazette article written by the usually dependable Dan Stockman.

In discussing the issue of Roundabouts planned in our fair city, an expert on the subject commented about the public's aversion to them:

Note the use of the word "complains" as opposed to the correct word "complaints".

Rather than trying to influence the outcomes of local political elections, as evidenced by their recent smear of announced mayoral candidate Mitch Harper, the publisher of the Journal Gazette might want to focus the attention of her managers and editors upon the quality of the product they publish. That reputation used to be worth defending.