linens

I was not issued relegation linens on my 40th birthday, although I do love linen.

Sheriffs in many places can dispense a large number of contracts—everything from medical care in the jail to technology to who does the linens to the architecture firm, to the gun range they use.

Others were assigned to book hotel rooms and stock them with what prosecutors called “Freak Off supplies” such as drugs, baby oil, lubricant, lighting and extra linens.

A spotlighted table set with linens, china and glasses was left empty — to symbolize the hostages who remain in captivity as well as those who had been killed — during the Wednesday night dinner.

Bertha Servin, 58, works at Mission Linen Supply in Chino, an industrial laundry where workers sanitize and iron linens, uniforms and bedding for nearby hospitals.