"Bowling brother, former Priceville High School Guy Bowling,"... Were the editors on break when this was published?

Rocket Man what are you talking about? I think you've been in space too long and it's cut off oxygen to your brain! What exactly does your comment mean??

I think he was talking about the numerous gramatical errors in the article. Whomever edited the peace obviously didn't edit it very closely :).

Or the piece. Yes, that paragraph is messed up. There is an "'s" missing from the first word and the word "Principal" missing between the word "School" and the word "Guy." Could probably remove the word "that" from the sentence, too.

My goodness people ... I am shocked! The article is about a man that died. A man that was a husband and a father as well as being there for others 24/7 and you want to discuss grammar errors? Where is your sympathy for those that are suffering during this time? When I began reading the article my heart went out immediately to the wife and kids and to his parents. Then when I realized that his brother is Mr. Bowling from Priceville, I thought "Oh, my. How much more can this family take?"

West: I agree. People are funny about how they read the news. After the brief ran about Hyundai of Decatur closing (and its 20 employees being out of jobs), the only online comment was from someone angry he or she won't be able to get the eight oil changes that came when he or she purchased a car. Self-absorption is rampant these days. So is hypercriticism.

Hey - I KNEW Bob worked for the daily!

Grace: That is correct. I have a blog at the bottom of the home page.

I totally agree with West Morgan and Bob.....people today are truly crazy, and unfortunately, this is exactly why America is in such a bad condition now. I don't even know the Bowling family, but my heart truly breaks for them. May God bless them in their time of loss.

My heart went out to them as well, especially considering my son goes to school with one of Mr. Bowling's sons, as well as Guy Bowling's children and I do know the families. However, they are very well aware of the sympathies my family is extending to their families! We visited the family at the funeral home, and conveyed our condolences in other ways. However, I simply made a comment about the quality of the article considering I have to proof read things for a living. I simply cannot get out of the habit of proofing everything I read. That does not mean I do not feel for this family. It just means I had an observation. How I convey my sympathies is not anyone else's business.

You would think a professional would want the story to be correct in every way out of respect for the family, but not the dd.

Grace:

Please get off your high horse. Nobody intentionally put errors in a story out of disrespect for the deceased or his family. Of course, everybody at the DD wants everything in every story to be accurate, correct and typo-free. We do the best we can. Hoever, we are not perfect. Nor is any other news organization in this world. Nor are you. In fact, there was only one perfect person ever and you would do well to to consider what he would say before you go spouting off, criticizing others and making accusations that are patently false. How dare you take the occasion of this man's unfortunate death to be critical of others. Talk about hypocricy!

Don't you mean "hypocrisy", Bob? See, that's all we grammar-police types ask -- proofread for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Editors used to insist on this. I don't know why that's changed. It's disheartening that so-called professionals can't be bothered to double-check. It shows a lack of dedication, and affects the integrity of the whole organization.

Our prayers go out for the family, as well, of course, and no one is downplaying the importance of the story. We are just tired of the daily abuse of our beloved language.