Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint: License plates and the DOC // Matt Markovich on the assault weapons ban and a tax break for the Kraken // Dose of Kindness -- Nails for old folks, and practice for a young nail tech // Gee Scott on the 'Sip n stroll' idea of Mayor Harrell's revive downtown plan // Historian and writer Quinn Slobodian on the Ciskei experiment // Micki Gamez asks whether Gen-Z is too soft