More than a clanger

Corrections and Clarifications is a much-loved feature of this newspaper

Corrections and Clarifications is a much-loved feature of this newspaper. However, it is unlikely we will rise to the level of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which recently had a Correction of the Week that went like this: "Stormy weather. Let's try this again. Last Saturday, an editorial about the relocation of rattlesnakes at Carlyle Lake referred to Charles 'Stormy' Bidwill III as the brother of Bill Bidwill, the owner of the Arizona, nΘe St Louis, Cardinals of the National Football League. This was incorrect. So was the correction we ran in Wednesday's paper, in which we identified Charles 'Stormy' Bidwell III as Bill Bidwill's nephew.

"Charles III is, in fact, Bill's nephew, but he is not nicknamed 'Stormy'. Charles III is the son of Charles 'Stormy' Bidwill Junior, who is the brother of Bill Bidwill, and they were both sons of Charles W. Bidwill Senior, aka Charlie Blue Shirt of Chicago".