Mistake 12

DesMoinesRegister.com (February 18, 2009)

Report to be released on use of restraint chairs

The chairs have been used in numerous Iowa counties and elsewhere around the
country since then, and have been blamed for serious injuries and deaths
among prisoners.

The comma after "then" should be removed, because the second half of the sentence is not an independent clause. The subject of "have been blamed" is "chairs" at the beginning of the sentence.

Mistake 11

DesMoinesRegister.com - February 18, 2009

Fingers pointed at DHS's inaction in Atalissa case

...where mentally retarded employees of Henry's Turkey Service...

"Mentally" modifies "retarded," so there should be a dash between them.

Plus, I think the term "mentally-disabled" used be used instead for more sensitivity.

Mistake 10

britneyspears.com

Britney's status:

I rehearsed on the tour stage for the first time! It's cooler then I imagined & has a lot of moving parts-can't wait for you to see it!

The word "then" should be replaced with "than." "Then" means next, while "than" is a conjunction used to compare.

The dash to start another sentence is also a problem, but the status is informal, so I'll let her off on that. 

I promise that I don't go to this site. I friend found the mistake and told me about it.

Mistake 9

AssociatedContent.com

The Top MFA Programs in Creative Writing

Most of the students leave the school in major debt, but feel the education ,and experience to the...

The comma before "and" needs to be right after "education," with a space before "and." 

Mistake 8

Print Editing Class (February 12, 2009)

Professor Blachford said: "Irregardless, you're gonna read it."

"Irregardless" is not a word. It should be "regardless." One of my pet peeves. 

Mistake 7

Table topper in Olmsted Student Center

"Don't wait for people to be kind show them kindness."

This is a fused sentence. The sentence needs to end with "kind," and a new one should be started with "show."

Mistake 6

DesMoinesRegister.com (February 9, 2009)

State treasurer says lottery lease is worth at least $1 billion

...all lower offers should be rejected , says State Treasurer...

There's an extra space between the comma and "rejected." It's just a small typo, but it's glaring and in the first sentence of the article.

Mistake 5

DesMoinesRegister.com

Brasher: Peanut butter alert puts scrutiny on FDA

...after a major outbreak of foodb-orne disease.

Hyphen should be placed between food and borne. This doesn't even make sense.

Mistake 4

The Tampa Tribune (January 21, 2009)

Photo of sign that reads "Welcome to downtown Tampa. There's so many reasons to love it."

The sign should read, "There are so many reasons to love it." Reasons is plural, so the verb needs to be plural in order to agree with the subject.

Mistake 3

CNN.com (January 26, 2009)

On the taco trail in L.A.

The one in Highland Park is more centrally located: Near a hipster bowling alley, dive bars, and Occidental College, it's handy for town and gown alike.

The colon needs to be replaced by a semicolon. The second half of the sentence is not a list, quotation, or something to be emphasized. Instead, they are two closely-related sentences that need to be joined by a semicolon.

Mistake 2

DesMoinesRegister.com (January 26, 2009)

Heartland Financial swings to loss in 4Q

...Good news for the company however, was the performance...

This comma needs to be accompanied by another comma before "however."

Mistake 1

From CNN.com (January 23, 2009)

10 Stories behind Dr. Seuss Stories

...the Ohio Sea Grant Program wrote to Seuss creator Theodore Geisel, and told him...

The comma after "Theodore Geisel" needs to be accompanied by another comma before the name.