IF YOU WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT POCKETKNIFE OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER CONFISCATED AT THE AIRPORT...

Then you may want to read this piece from the new edition of Tampa Bay's Weekly Planet. Writer Mark Sanders' trusty pocketknife was taken by a Transportation Security Administration employee before he could board a flight awhile back, and he began asking questions.

As you may guess, a couple of other states are profiting from those "surrendered" items. Not much of a profit, mind you, but a profit regardless. It's worth your reading.