Corrections

MinnPost.com invites readers to comment on our coverage and to point out errors that may require corrections. Significant corrections will be noted at the bottom of stories and will appear on this page. Minor errors will be corrected in stories, but will not be noted at the end of articles or on this page. Comments about coverage or errors should be sent to corrections [at] minnpost [dot] com.

Monday, July 7, 2008
In a July 3 "From Our Partners" article by Doug McGill, the government of Eritrea was incorrectly described. McGill says:
"In this story's original version I bluntly characterized the government of Eritrea as Islamist, which was incorrect and misleading. The Eritrean government is composed of members of the country's sole legal political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice, which follows no formal ideology. Yet in 2007, the U.S. and the U.N. both accused Eritrea of providing weapons and support for prominent Islamist factions in neighboring Somalia, as part of Eritrea's long-running conflict with its neighbor, Ethiopia. Strong evidence has been offered to back this claim. Nevertheless, as I said, the PFDJ is not formally aligned. And it remains even more emphatically true that average Eritreans, who have their own problems with their government, suffer for having the 'Islamist' label unfairly tagged onto their entire nation by a U.S. government that is following its own 'War on Terror' propaganda campaign. I'm sorry that my original wording sounded like that tag."

March 31, 2008
The Daily Glean incorrectly stated the nature of 2006 charges against Souksangouane Phengsene. A second item also incorrectly reported the first name of the ex-Minnesota Gopher football player on trial for sexual assault. Both errors have been corrected.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The name of Mike Yankoski, author of "Under the Overpass," was misspelled in an article titled "It's official: A day in the life of a new nonprofit." The article has been updated with the correct name. 

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 

An article titled "Dance celebrates life of Arab women apart from politics" incorrectly identified the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf. The article has been updated with the correct usage. 

Monday, March 24, 2008
Writer Will Weaver will be at the Mall of America on Monday (March 24). MinnPost originally said he would appear Sunday (March 23) for a reading of "Saturday Night Dirt" and to show his bookmobile racing car.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Auralee Likes is a co-owner of Hymie's record store in Minneapolis. A March 20 story on the resurgence of vinyl incorrectly listed her as a clerk. 

Thursday, March 20, 2008
MinnPost incorrected stated Tim Walz's war service in a March 20 post. He served overseas in Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the war on terrorism.

Friday, March 7, 2008
MinnPost incorrectly reported in a March 6 post that an advisory group had been created to review a proposed ethanol plant in Eyota, Minn. The group referred to in the post was an informal organization that included citizens and other groups interested in the issue and was not appointed by the Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency or the governor.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008
A Feb. 19 story on the donation of the Frank Gehry guest house incorrectly reported that Kirt Woodhouse gave the property to the University of St. Thomas after it failed to sell. The house has not been on the market during Woodhouse's ownership. The story has been corrected.

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008
A Jan. 4, 2008, story titled "Small retailers struggle to survive bridge collapse" incorrectly reported the interest rate of some city of Minneapolis loans to businesses. The city offers a number of loan programs at a 2 percent interest rate. These loans can be used for facilities improvement or for purchasing equipment. Private lenders provide half of the loan at market rate; the city makes up the other half at a 2 percent interest. The city's Working Capital Program can be used for operating expenses, as well as for inventory and equipment. The city guarantees up to one-third, or $25,000, of the total loan, which is offered at market rate.

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007
The Dec. 10 story on Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's chose successor as Russian president, incorrectly identified the Gazprom excutive who spoke at a Washington, D.C. conference. He is Alexander Medvedev.

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007
A Dec. 13 story by Linda Mack on the Twins ballpark and the TCF Bank Stadium incorrectly reported that state funding was involved in financing the Twins facility. The facility is funded by the team and Hennepin County.

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
A Current Post by David Brauer put up Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, incorrectly overreported Minneapolis Public Schools' dropout rate. For 2006-07, the district has reported a 67.2 percent four-year graduation rate to the State of Minnesota under No Child Left Behind counting rules. According to the district Research Education Assessment department, that means there is a 32.8 percent four-year dropout rate. (100 percent minus 67.2 percent.) Students who transfer out of Minneapolis are not considered Minneapolis dropouts if they continue their high school education in other districts or alternative and charter high schools. However, if they take longer than four years to graduate, they are considered dropouts in the 32.8 percent figure. Also in the post, union president Rob Panning-Miller originally misstated the duration of the district's potential fine. It is a one-time penalty.