Echo Editor David Poulson

Echo reader Stephanie Ariganello pointed out a typo in Thursday’s Great Links section: “Volunteers sought to protest sturgeon in Michigan – Detroit Free Press”

She writes: “Those pesky sturgeon.  We ought to be having rallies against them alright, with their snotty prehistoric scutes and their smarmy shark-like fins. Whether it was a simple mis-typing or subconscious comment on someone’s part, not sure. But I believe it should be ‘protect.’”

It was a simple typo, I swear. We like to be transparent about our biases around Echo. And I feel fairly confident that no one on the staff has it in for sturgeon. We have even reported on sturgeon recovery efforts. And today we have a link to Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Michael Scott’s piece on a sturgeon comeback.

(Admittedly, Asian carp might have a case regarding Echo bias.)

So, sorry about the typo. Hopefully it brought a few chuckles instead of the wrath of sturgeon lovers.

An upside? I learned what is a scute. Thanks Stephanie.