Items on mirrors

In the article "Law banning items from rearview mirrors is being rethought," written by Matt Helms, Helms is explaining how having items hanging from your rearview mirror is actually illegal.  Even when most people have them and do not get in trouble for having them.  Since the law is barely enforced, some people are trying change the ban to less strict, allowing small items that will not obstruct your vision as you drive. 
"Some things are gaudy, and I could understand banning that, but this air freshener doesn't distract my view."  Some items are not very easy to see the road with, but most do not obstruct your vision barely at all.
I agree that the ban should be loosened up a little.  Not all items are distracting during driving, and there would be no problem having some of the items to stay there.  With this ban police cars can not just pull you over because you look suspicious, which is one of the reasons he still has it.

It's not about race

In Mitch Albom's article, "It's not race, LeBron James, but it might be you," he explains the situation with LeBron James's drop of fame.  After he left Cleveland's basketball team to go to the Miami Heat he became one of the sixth most hated players in the NBA. By asking the question "Do you think there's a role that race plays in this?" to LeBron, he is able to blame all his problems on the fact that he is black.  Mitch Albom is trying to explain that this question should never have been asked in the first place and not everything should be blamed on race. Now that this question has been asked, it is easy to blame it on that.
I agree with Albom's point in his article.   So many things have been blamed on race, and it is starting to get a little bit ridiculous.  The question should have never been asked. LeBron is not the sixth most hated player in the NBA because he is black, it is because he disappointed all his fans.
Mitch Albom's strongest point is when he asks if his race was considered a factor when LeBron was drafted number one out of high school or voted MVP.  It was not even considered because it had nothing to do with it, and it still doesn't.  LeBron's ego got the best of him and now he is able to blame it on his race.