It's Crist, not Christ

There's an old saying that goes like this: Doctors bury their mistakes. Lawyers litigate them. And newspapers print them on the front page.

Well, not always on the front page. Earlier this week, on Thursday, we printed a headline goof on Page 2 of the Local & State section. The story was about a recommendation that Gov. Charlie Crist should review Florida's process for administering the death penalty.

"Panel: Christ should review death penalty," the headline read. Of course, it should have been Crist, not Christ.

The error was spotted and fixed, but not before a few thousand copies were already sent out for delivery.

These things happen. And unfortunately, our fine governor has a last name that made this mistake almost inevitable.

But we'll try to keep it from happening again, and I do apologize. And if you see an error, by all means call me and let me know. My number is 863-1111, ext. 400.

The reality is that typos and misspellings occur in newspapers, even with a copy desk that is as conscientious as the one we have here at the Daily News. But that doesn't mean it's OK.