To the editor:

We are writing to correct errors presented in R.E. Wehrwein’s letter published in the Aug. 19, 2021 issue of The Journal regarding National Public Radio. He or the source from which he obtained his information did some selective editing. He stated “NPR breathlessly noted the coronavirus ‘death rate accelerates'” the last day of the Trump presidency. The headline was actually, “As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus.” The article for this headline was a review of information on the course of the pandemic which met a milestone number of deaths at that point.

The headline Mr. Wehrwein abridged as “Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked” the day after the Biden inauguration actually reads, “Current U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Researchers Say,” on Jan. 21, 2021. This article reported research recently released.

Both articles were on the subject of health, not politics.

Mary and John Kluge

New Ulm