Few words on a newspaper page get the same amount of attention as the word “correction.”

That’s probably why I (and I suspect, most newspaper people) have such a healthy dislike of the word. It’s harsh sounding, and, ironically, easy to mis-type. I’m not crazy about the concept, either.

This week, I have to make not only a correction, but also apologies, to Carlos DeImus, Danny Evatt and the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce Board. In the 2015 Snoqualmie Valley Business Directory and Chamber Guide that came with your paper last week, Carlos DeImus, the board treasurer, is not pictured on the Board of Directors page, but former board member Danny Evatt is pictured, above Carlos’ name.

I sincerely apologize to all involved for the error. Names are important and should be correct.

On the plus side, though, I’d bet that some of the readers who haven’t looked through their copies yet will pick them up now, and flip through them.

If and when they do, I hope they find something useful in its pages, because that is the primary goal of the directory, providing fresh, relevant information about the communities that make up the Upper Valley.

It’s a huge effort to produce, and while I’m talking about it, I should thank those of you who shared your thoughts, both positive and negative, on it.

On to a better word: Kudos. I had to look it up, to make sure it wasn’t one of those words that has changed in meaning with popular use. It hasn’t.

Kudos still means praise for an accomplishment and, like praise, it has no plural form. That final “s” comes from the Greek root, not from numbers.

Thus I can offer Cameron Heutmaker many compliments, but only kudos — no, make that much kudos — for his actions last month to help police capture three burglars in North Bend — read the story on page 1, for details.

Likewise, I offer kudos to the North Bend City Council for formally recognizing him for doing what so many people don’t, deciding to call the police when he saw and heard suspicious activities.

Snoqualmie gets kudos, too, for recognizing its volunteers with a special event on Wednesday.

If you’re wondering, yes, I double-checked the spelling of Heutmaker. Because names are important. Faces, too.