In Connecticut, an eighth grader has been suspended and stripped of his post as class Vice President because he was caught with a bag of (completely legal, yet still verboten) contraband: Skittles.

Mom leaves her daughter in locked car for a few minutes while no more than 10 yards away. Now she’s on trial for child endangerment.

Stats.org takes on the recent over-hyped fear-mongering about drugs in the water supply.

Typical politician’s math: spending $150 million ($75 million from King County and $75 million from the City of Seattle) on Key Arena renovations now could potentially generate $45 million in revenue over the next 10 years. What a bargain! (Will someone please, please sack up and tell the Sonics to take a hike already?)