LISTEN: Hillary Clinton Reflects On Prince's Passing

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. AP manual of style

you are referred by the last office occupied. Whether that is Mayor so and so, or Governor so and so, or Secretary so and so. Notice, I did not say for what office. It could be Secretary of the Interior incidentally, but if I mentioned Secretary Jewell, I suppose most people would go who? Former police chiefs and sheriffs are also allowed to keep the honorifics, so it is Sheriff Kollender (RIP). He in particular could be referred as both Chief and Sheriff since he held both, but at the end of his life was referred by the last post he held, Sheriff, and why former military members are usually identified as Col. whatever (ret) in writing.

For the record, speaking of style, and this drives me nuts. The NYT still uses an older style adding things like Mister Obama, instead of President Obama, or Mrs. whatever.. they are like the only remaining ones still doing that. But when you cover court... guess what? Mr. or Mrs is used often...

Not being pedantic and in case you wonder, per the AP manual of style, where i am drawing this from, Web and Internet will be lower cased starting June 1. Yup, putting my money away to get the new electronic version.