For the record - Feb. 4, 2010

Newsroom dispute: An article in Business on Jan. 27 about a legal battle between the publisher and fired journalists at the Santa Barbara News-Press did not make clear that an appeals court ruling against reinstating the dismissed employees was an interim decision. The headline erred in saying that the fired employees had lost their bid for reinstatement. Final disposition of their case remains on appeal to the National Labor Relations Board in Washington.

‘Lost’: The review of “Lost” in Wednesday’s Calendar said the character of Desmond was played by Ian Somerhalder. Desmond is played by Henry Ian Cusick; Somerhalder portrays the character of Boone.

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