News of the tax commission's actions tripled business at the Normal Hill stand, Kami Charais said. The Charais' took in about $603 from sales of the Halloween staple, compared with the $200 family members were seeking to pay for Jacob and Sami-Lou's wrestling and dance programs. The family also got a temporary seller's permit from Nez Perce County and another permit from the state. When all is said and done, the couple plans on turning about $36 over to the tax commission. "It was never my intention to tax-evade, and I guess ignorance of the law is no excuse to evade the law," Kami Charais said/Elaine Thompson, Lewiston Tribune. More here. (Lewiston Tribune/AP photo: Kyle Mills)

Question: Is this one of those times when a bureaucrat is pennywise & pound foolish -- in other words, they're following the letter of the law but eschewing common sense?