Ridin' the Rapids Its been said that good reporters are a mutant species, often completely lacking in social graces, fashion sense and normal interests. Show a good reporter a bright sunny day and he'll wonder if the ozone layer has burned away. Despite an author's best efforts to explain complex situations, their stories need to catch a reader's eye. That's when the headline writers take over. Sometimes their boiling down process can result in a few skewered truths like: Father: Man Who Killed Boys, Self Troubled (Associated Press) Seriously mentally ill people need help before they commit crimes (Washington Post) All -Out Civil War in Iraq: Could It Be a Good Thing? (Fox News) U.S. man seeks $1.6 million in dead dog suit (Reuters) Jackson and Bailey hopped a fairy to Lewes, Delaware (Cape May County Herald) Former Freehold headquarters may be turned into offices, or something else (Asbury Park Press) Death doesn't deter insurgents (Daily Camera) While not in the headline category, this attempt to correct an error in a complex story certainly could have been shorter - but it may contain part of the thought process that was part of the original mix-up. Correction A May 26 article on the Senate-passed immigration bill incorrectly identified a co-sponsor of an amendment that eliminated a section that would have made it more difficult for immigrants to avoid being deported while they are appealing asylum applications. The co-sponsor was Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), not Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). (Washington Post)   A local Correction We got the headline right in last week's "Reader's picks for the 'Best of the Valley'" but made a mistake in a photo's caption. It should have ID'ed Melanie Stanley as the lady on the left at Meyer's General Store & Liqour Shop - the Valley's Business of the Year.

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