I second this. I flew to Israel several years ago, and their airport security guys ripped off the little lock on my suitcase—-and the zipper and part of the pocket flap as well. My travelers’ insurance covered the damage, but I have no idea what triggered the decision to take apart my bag like that. A State Department…

Sacramento has been a corrupt little shithole long before KJ came on board. I blame it on being the state capitol, where a lot of local businesses depend on the politicians, lobbyists and other scumsuckers to keep them afloat. It doesn’t help that the Sacramento Bee, once the flagship of McClatchy News, is now a…

I’ve worked in an elementary school long enough to know what happens when kids binge on sugary holiday treats. Yeah, Halloween night is supposed to be fun, but when you give students who are marginally civilized anyway plates filled with frosted sugar cookies, artificially colored cupcakes, and tons of candy (hell…