Editorial corrections are late to the party.  If you write a letter to the RG, be advised that it will get "filtered" and modified thru an editor's opinion even if it doesn't improve the clarity of your opinion.  More often than not, it detracts from the intent of the author, as in this case.  They also omit entire sentences for their own reasons.  It's very condescending and similar to dogs marking fire hydrants.

Some letters might need spiffing for grammar and spelling but wholesale edits and omissions amount to censoring.