Chez Chesler

I'm no fan of State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, so I thought it mildly pleasant when I read in the Herald last week (September 29, 2005, page 7)

State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, whose stint in politics has been marred by campaign finances and tax violations, was sued by state officials yesterday for refusing to document nearly $80,000 in ques- tionable use of campaign funds over a two-year period, including purchases of pizzas and a bra.

Among items repaid by the cam- paign to Wilkerson were $71.88 in groceries from the Super 88 Super- market, submarine sandwiches, pizza, taxi rides, a stay at the Bev- erly Hilton in Los Angeles and a $60.76 brassiere, the suit states.

On October 4, the Herald published a letter from Wilkerson's communications director Matuya F. Brand which opens

The article "Wilkerson's finances draw state lawsuit" (Sept. 29) reports an expenditure of $60 for a bra, when in fact the receipt was for Bras- siere Jo, a restaurant in the Colon- ade Hotel.

That sounded interesting, so I went back to the original article. I first searched online, and found the two paragraphs quoted above now read

State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, whose stint in politics has been marred by campaign finance and tax violations, was sued by state officials yesterday for refusing to document nearly $80,000 in questionable use of campaign funds over a two-year period, including purchases of pizzas.

Among items repaid by the campaign to Wilkerson were $71.88 in groceries from the Super 88 Supermarket, submarine sandwiches, pizza, taxi rides, a stay at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and a $60.78 bill at a restaurant Brassiere Joe, the suit states.

I didn't see any acknowledgement or correction in yesterday's or today's Herald, just a quiet editing of its own error.