You know the artistic display of Inland Northwest lakes in the entranceway floor at River Park Square?

Sure. Of course.

Well, do you also remember how Waitts Lake was spelled "Waits"?

I had a Slice column item about it on Oct. 19, 1999.

And there was a letter to the editor about it on June 15, 2002, from a Ruth Waldron.

Frankly, I assumed it had been fixed and moved on. But no.

I just received an email from Tom Dalrymple, pointing out the spelling problem.

He wrote, "Why should the masses be subject to bad spelling when we shop?"

Fair question.

I walked over to RPS and looked at the floor. He's right. It's still wrong.

I suppose I should query mall management about it. But then, if I wound up writing something, I'd have to get into that whole "...is owned by..." nightmare. So, to quote Bartleby the Scrivener, I'd prefer not to.

Besides, I'm sure they're going to get around to fixing it. It has been only about 14 years. That's hardly any time at all. Let's try to be patient.

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