Linguist, lexicographer, writer, editor, broadcaster

The court tries to hear 250 tickets a day. Half those never show. More never pay

“Excuses fly. It wasn’t me. I didn’t know I didn’t have a license. I wasn’t at that spot. I think my cousin had my car. My insurance card caught fire. One woman insists ‘the only reason I went through that red light was I have a nervous feet condition, for which I’m suing my doctor.’”