probably because good proofreaders are extremely hard to find, atleast from what ive seen in the newspaper world.....especially really good ones.....takes a certain mind set to be good at it combined with an interest in the English language and you dont come across the combination to often.....as much as i dislike my mother in law she is a decent proofreader, my wife is an excellent editor but a so-so proofreader.....i cant proofread to save my life....we used to have an outstanding one but she moved away
