The colon and fragment sentence

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,
I learned, as an ESL student, that to use a colon, we need a complete thought. That’s, for example, what defends Mignon Fogarty from Quick and Dirty Tips (https://www.quickanddirtytips.com./education/grammar/colons.

I guess The York Times created a sentence fragment in their headline.
“My message to Hillary Clintos is:…”

What do you guys think? See a print attached.

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This is what I have always been taught as well. This is from a letter to the editor. Maybe they allow more leeway and try to print the letters as written.

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Maybe. I haven’t read the article, just the headline. I follow them o Facebook. Thanks, Luschen.

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