Imprisoning them would cost the taxpayer even more money, just fine them for the cost of the operation, which probably gets into the 10s of thousands of dollars.

I don't think it's supposed to fly, but to swim in the dense atmosphere.

What I usually do is "sort of 20% with generous rounding up". Like, if my total is $43.17, I go "okay well 10% is almost $4.50, so double that is $9, so I'll just put $10."

Parenting: you're doing it right.

So anyone who doesn't share your opinion is a troll ?

I know Olbermann has given ESPN a lot of grief during his time but man, when he gets it right, he gets it right.

I usually get all cynical and annoyed by all the fame-loving losers who jump on the "good guy" bandwagon once a celebrity dies. But everything I've heard about Scott seems to indicate that he was a genuinely good guy who loved his job. So I've pushed my cynicism and annoyance to the side.

Not if the journalist and journal make sure to show that they've fact-checked or done some sort of due diligence on the story.

Oh give me a break, any person with dark skin that is WELL TO DO has no issues in this country.

I am a brown person who came to the United States from a different part of the world.