@rarian.rakista - You're both right and wrong. Yes, people making less than $15 need a lot of tax money to get by. But if the minimum wage rises to $15, prices will go up and taxes will NOT go down.

Mike Scott DeRusha - re: Marijuana Myths "Weed is addictive. Nope, you just want it. You don't "need" it."

Hmmm... I said this to myself for a long time. Sure, it's not heroin or tobacco, but myself and others I knew had withdrawals. Did I stop using it completely? No. But I acknowledge that it can be difficult to use it wisely and, yes, it can be addictive. Now I'm just addicted to coffee and pinball.

No new letters column this week? Does that mean I get to lord it over you all—for a little while longer—like some deranged tropical Marlon Brando? (Grab some butter on the way in here, will you?)