I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses.
Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.
If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked.
A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines.
