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Todd,
Having gotten into officiating very late in life (reading this board for the past 3 years just to soak up info and opinions)thought I would never register to give a neophyte opinion on any topic. However, being employed in a profession that suffers media scrutiny for 30+ years I'm imminently qualified to give you advice on the question of correcting a journalistic piece. Please, please take the advice of B'zilla and do NOT contact the paper or submit a letter to the editor. It would not result in a positive outcome for your position (truth and accuracy are of little concern to any publication).
You can relate it to responding to an obnoxious and annoying fan who loudly proclaims your incompetence and ignorance. Responding may momentarily make you feel better but the potential for negative consequences is huge. Knowing they've provoked a reaction, the likely response will not be to acknowledge they are mistaken but to castigate you further (and, unlike the fan, the media has plenty of time, resources and outlets to further question you and/or emphasize their point of view - and you have no power to eject them from the venue). Just ignore it and sleep well knowing that you and those associated with you are aware of the truth.
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