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Confiscating hair gel and Starbucks coffee is this year’s equivalent of the banning of nail clippers and lighters. Put another way, the enhanced security measures put into place at airports across the world following this month’s disruption of a plot by British Muslims to smuggle liquid explosives onto several transatlantic flights aren’t making airline passengers feel much safer. Which is why Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has tried to reassure American travelers about boarding an airplane by reminding them of such protections as the “prohibition on liquids, gels and beverages in carry-on baggage.” The problem is that while possible liquid...

Is That Flight Really Necessary? Time for America to send a message to the Airline Industry By J.J. Johnson Published 07. 15. 02 at 2:37 Sierra Time Both on television and on the Internet, I often preach: "you will get the kind of government you deserve". There is no better example than the current nightmares taking place at air terminals across the country. Everyday there seems to be another horror story, another mishap, another airport evacuation. Many fellow air travelers will agree that this matter has gotten out of hand, and the worst part is: we pay for it. But...