Why I rant about the Gazette-Times

I know I speak disparagingly about the Corvallis Gazette-Times from time to time, which some may consider to be simple sour grapes griping about a former employer. But no... in recent weeks, the GT has aptly demonstrated why they deserve disdain.

Of course, their biggest screw-up in recent history has to be the announcement of Kevin Mannix triumphantly defeating Ron Saxton in the Republican primary. By the time the paper hit doorsteps (or flower patches) around town, it was clear to everyone else that Saxton had actually won. I didn't bother mentioning that here because it was plastered everywhere else

But even their minor mistakes are annoying. In today's paper, there is a glaring grammatical error that should never have made it past the copy editors. If they still have copy editors. This one can't be considered a typo. The sentence should read "An Oregon State University study finds certain names elicit discrimination," not "illicit" discrimination.

Just about every week, there are spelling errors and AP wire articles that are cut off in mid sentence, often paragraphs short from the original article. Sometimes these are minor and easily ignored. But it's the headline, for crying out loud.