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Apology

June 2, 2009 – 8:00 am

pioneerpressLocal: A headline Thursday should not have said that a Mankato roofer was implicated in a labor scheme involving immigrant workers. In fact, Kato Roofing was a client of a labor-leasing company that has been indicted in relation with the scheme. But Kato Roofing has not been implicated or associated in any way with the federal investigation, and Kato Roofing officials emphasize that they have done nothing wrong. The Pioneer Press apologizes for the error. Link

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OKAY

October 6, 2008 – 8:00 am

St. THOMAS is a successful university in St. Paul. Its teams are the TOMMIES. They were named after THOMAS Aquinas. But the president of that fine institution is the Rev. Dennis Dease, and our calling him “Thomas” in Friday’s editorial was one Tommy too many. We confess our sin and apologize to Tommies everywhere. Link

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Fun with photos

April 18, 2008 – 12:37 pm

Sports: An old photo of Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez was used on the baseball statistics page that did not match the caption information that ran with it. The photo showed him making a catch, while the cutline said he was arguing with an umpire. Link

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Yeah, it may have

February 11, 2008 – 8:00 am

A Pioneer Press front-page headline on Nov. 2 read, “Finney pal indicted in 1981 killing.” This headline may have carried the implication that Bill Finney, the retired St. Paul police chief, was involved in the grand jury murder indictment of Aaron Foster, in connection with the 1981 death of Barbara Winn. Finney is not mentioned in that indictment. We regret any unintended implication.

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