For the record - Feb. 19, 2010

Best picture winners: An article in the Envelope section Feb. 10 on best picture Oscar winners implied that “Full Metal Jacket” was an Oscar winner. It was not.

Amy Morton: An article about actress Amy Morton in Wednesday’s Envelope section gave her “Up in the Air” character name as Diane. Her character was Kara.

Compton optometrist: An article in Section A on Jan. 19 about Dr. Jay Messinger, a longtime Compton optometrist, said he has been the sole optometrist in the city for 30 years. He has been practicing for 30 years and is currently the only one, but there was at least one other optometrist during Messinger’s earlier years in practice.

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