...better than Spam, worse than tuna). The desire for close personal attention wasn't just a quirk of my host. The hotel desk clerk insisted breakfast be delivered to my room at a time of my choosing, despite my preference for hitting their buffet...

...entered the hotel lobby and demanded money turned on him and shot him to death. Police say the robber also shot the hotel desk clerk during the robbery. That man, 42-year-old Monte Howell, was hospitalized briefly but was back at work Tuesday...