It's that time of year again

The Religion Newswriters Association primes journalists everywhere with story ideas on Wicca.

Meanwhile, a school district in Washington state bans Halloween as "offensive to witches." (Thanks to Joanne Jacobs.)

Let's see, if "Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day," as the common saying has it, then what happens on the last day of October, hmm?

Offended? No. Amused at the annual flurry of attention is more like it.