CORRECTION

Newtown's Jim Stefanides writes in to say:

FYI: I was told you have made the above comment in your "opinion" rants before. The fact is "I was NOT Linda Houldins campaign manager." Her husband John Houldin was her campaign manager.

Please refrain from using my name in any of your "opinion" pieces in the future, especially when your opinion is an outright lie!

I stand corrected.

But there is a rather large difference between an "outright lie" and a mistake. A "lie" requires an intent to deceive. I was misinformed about Stefanides' role in Houldin's campaign. Seeing him at her side on primary day may have re-enforced that misapprehension. I apologize for the error.

However, the insulting tone of Jim's note suggests he feels abused by what I wrote. He should know that if I wanted to hurtful in writing about him, I might have mentioned his documented run-ins with the law and his history of thuggish behavior toward others. I "refrained" from doing so. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished.