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Cope self-corrects

Over the last several weeks, I've made three mistakes. Here. In this paper. I hate that. Absolutely hate it. Whenever I make a mistake and it gets printed, it weighs on my mind. It gets under my skin. I can't let it go. I want to go back and change it. I want to turn back time, just like Cher. It's a good thing I make so few mistakes, or I'd probably go nuts.

Fortunately, I have at my disposal a remedy. The next best thing to turning back time is issuing a "correction" that both explains there was a mistake made and presents the true situation. You've seen them. All newspapers do it. They're usually in a box off in a corner, and they are often far, far back in the paper. ...

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