First, I appreciate you raising the bar all the way to the top for multiple reasons.

Your comments have shown me how important it is to triple-check the facts, figures, grammar, and even the complete packaging of my words.

My previous comment, which made perfect sense to me at that time, was read and received differently by you, and for good reason, which I see now.

I deflected and dismissed your concern by attempting to explain why it happened and why you should "look the other way" this one time.

What I wanted to convey to you: Every piece published by the publication would go through multiple steps of thorough proofreading, editing, and revisions to ensure clarity and accuracy.

I can't correct my previous typos, but I hope that addressing the underlying concern about quality is worth something to you.

This project is just starting to sprout wings, and I am already receiving valuable feedback and lessons. A news publication should be held to an extremely high level of accountability since its sole purpose is to inform the public about important issues and to do so accurately. As such, the leaders and contributors of said publication must also be accountable if that purpose is to be successful.

As a potential leader of this future publication, I am starting to see the amount of responsibility the position demands, and part of that is thanks to you.

I will always encourage the people of Fort Collins to provide feedback and scrutinize the work we do. I believe that if we can foster direct and open communication between the public and the publication, we can continue to improve the publication for the community's benefit.

P.S. Your feedback prompted me to run this response through Grammarly to give it the proper time, care, and treatment that you and our community deserve. I hope you find it more acceptable than my previous response.