  Tuesday. Time for a brief look into the events of the past week here in good ol' Pendleton County in the weekly newspaper. I know we're a small, rural county, where (let's be honest) not everyone is...shall we say...a college graduate. Still, that is no excuse for not doing something right. For years, I have read this newspaper and been embarrassed for our community. Each week, the Outlook is sent out full of grammatical errors and has a very poor layout (although it has been improving). It's almost as painful to look at as it is to read. At the risk of sounding like Andy Rooney, let's take a look at this week's issue: There are 8 stories and 4 pictures on the front page.
Apparently, front page news is not a big deal in Pendleton County. One of those stories is talking about a PCHS student named Brian: "When Brain isn't practicing..." In an Easter play picture caption/article: "After his sentence was handed down by Pilot ..." (My favorite. I didn't realize they had planes in the 1st century. ) Every week in the new'spaper i's an adventure in mi'suse of apostrophe's's. Then, there's the pathetic notice on the classified ad page: "If You Find Mistakes: If you find mistakes in this publication, please consider that they are there for a reason! We try to publish something for everyone, and some people are always looking for mistakes! " I don't look for mistakes. They just can't be missed. Get a life. Better still, get a proofreader. Mediocrity is not an option. 
