Like many newspapers across the nation, ours picks up a selection of syndicated columnists and runs their articles at different times during the week.  This past Sunday's local newspaper ran a column by Michelle Singletary (Washington Post) "Facing your financial fears..."  Apparently the economy isn't that bad after all.

The first two lines read:  "The financial fear in this country is palatable.  I know I feel it." 

Singletary had the correct word, "palpable," in the original Washington Post article, so it was a local editor or proof reader's error.  Just a reminder not to rely too much on those Spell Checkers.