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Disgruntled Flyer Makes National Headlines

For the past two weeks the media spotlight has been shining on the state of Wisconsin, but not because the Green Bay Packers are having a stellar season (they’re not) and not because a local farmer set a world’s record for his massive pumpkin (he didn’t). Rather, the state is making national headlines for some unfortunate events. First, it was the foiled plot by three teens to blow up a high school 30 minutes from my home. Then, it was yesterday’s tragic school shooting where an allegedly disgruntled student killed his principal. But, it doesn’t stop there, now a Wisconsin … Continue reading →

The Secret Code That Gets You Screened

I’ve wondered, while standing in the airport security check line, what makes them single out a person for a thorough screening. Sometimes, it doesn’t seem to make sense — the harried mom, or the hurried businessperson, or the cute, youngish woman flying alone (that’d be me) gets pulled out of line and searched. It happened to me on a flight from Newark, NJ to Cincinnati, Ohio. I got pulled out of line and had to wait — feeling nervous and awkward — while the security folks pawed through my bag and went over me with that wand thing. At first, … Continue reading →