For the record - Dec. 3, 2010
War death: In the Nov. 7 California section, the Defense Department listing of American military personnel killed in Afghanistan or who died at a U.S. military hospital of their injuries erred in giving the rank of one serviceman. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos, 24, of Huntington Park, who died Oct. 29 in Germany of injuries he suffered Oct. 27 in Afghanistan, was an Army sergeant, not a specialist.
LAUSD layoffs: An article in the Nov. 30 LATExtra section about layoffs in the Los Angeles Unified School District said that Carole Koneff, a library aide at Third Street Elementary School, was offered a job at half the pay at a different school. In fact, she was offered a job at Third Street for half the pay and hours. In addition, the article said that Koneff first arrived at the school when her own children were enrolled; she has one child, not multiple.
Farm communities: In an article in the Nov. 29 Section A on new home developments built around organic farms, the name of homeowner Tracy Erski was given as Terry Eski.
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