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Portland State University doesn’t charge late fees for overdue library books. That is quite a relief for the person who recently returned two books that were checked out in 1963. The library says someone returned books entitled,”Basic Principles of Speech” and “Preface to critical reading.” A note that…

Beth Tillack wasn’t happy when her son made the honor roll at Pasco Middle School in Pasco County, FL. What’s the problem? He had a “C” and a “D” on his report card. "The bottom line is there is nothing honorable about making a D," Tillack said. "I was not happy, because how can I get my child to study…

New York City has begun an ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy. The ad pictures a tear-stained young child who declares to an unseen mom, “I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen.” “The ad is trying to shame teens into responsible sexual behavior” condemned Planned…

Guilt is a real emotion. Sometimes it is more than we can bear and we have to do something about it. 70 years ago a 10-year-old boy realized he didn’t have enough money to pay for his meal at The Lambs Grill in downtown Salt Lake City. The bill was $1. After all this time, the man’s daughter went in…

Stephen Fiorella is a 19-year-old University of Iowa student who tried to use a stolen ID to get into the Union Bar in Iowa City, Iowa. The false ID didn’t fool the bouncer for a minute, mainly because Stephen tried to use the bouncer’s own driver’s license. The bouncer had reported it stolen along with…

Sometimes a slip of the tongue can be funny, but when they happen a lot, they become more of an annoyance. When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his gratitude for the hosting of a major conference in Vienna, he mistaken offered thanks to the nation of Australia. When aides informed him of…

Researchers have discovered that guilt may heighten a person’s sense of pleasure. To examine the theory, they asked one group of women to look at the covers of various health magazines, and asking another group to look at magazine covers that had nothing to do with health. Afterward, all of the women…

Unmarried women living in Beijing are under great pressure to find husbands. That pressure has created a burgeoning industry in rental boyfriends, especially around holiday seasons when they go home to the countryside to visit their families. Boyfriends cost about a month’s salary for a visit home posing…

In Confessions of a Shopaholic, Rebecca Bloomwood sits with her editor, Luke Brandon, in front of the live studio audience of a morning talk show. Promoting her popular articles as the Girl with the Green Scarf, she mentions her inspirations in writing financial advice for non-business professionals.…

33-year-old Nathan Grindal was removed from a dart tournament in England because the people around him found his appearance distracting. Grindal has long hair and a full beard. During the final match of the tournament, people seated around him began chanting, “Jesus! Jesus!” Before long, the majority…

A Portland area man feels very fortunate because he got his stolen bicycle back after only a few hours. Paul Gilmour said his bike was taken and the thief brought it back, along with an apology and some money to pay for the lock he broke. Gilmour said in the letter, the man admitted to taking the bike,…

Workers at the Champaign County Library were just a little surprised when a book entitled, “The Real Book About Snakes” was returned anonymously. According to library officials the book was due back on July 17, 1972, but had been missing for the last 41 years. Along with the book, the library received…

The danger of discovery often overcomes the desire to be bad. When the danger is removed or greatly lessened we may be more inclined to risk our desires. A new app has appeared that purports to allow users to post a photo that will self-destruct after 10 seconds, thus eliminating the possibility of later…

What is the ethics of stealing? Terry J. Davis at the University of Louisville should be able to look it up for you in the book that he stole from the on-campus library. The title of the book is “Resolving Ethical Issues.” –Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell World, August 25, 2012 p. 19 1 Peter 4:15 (NKJV)…

Esau couldn’t take responsibility for his own problems so he blamed them on Jacob. Of course Jacob wasn’t innocent, but Esau was as responsible as Jacob, or more so. It is a common failing among humans. Rather than take responsibility for our lives, we blame the poor conditions on someone else. Tara…

Star linebacker Manti Te'o relationship with a former Stanford student named Lennay Kekua turned out to be a hoax! She never existed! A relationship we heard about for the last year is mere fiction. Manti had us all caught up in the drama of his alleged girlfriends battle with leukemia, and finally her…

Stockholm resident Henrik Ismarker complained to police about the traffic in front of his home. Too many cars going too fast made his street unsafe. The next day, police caught Henrik in a speed trap. He was driving too fast on his own street and police responding to his complaint wrote him a speeding…

One New York City driver may have been a little too proud. He or she put a bumper sticker on the car saying, “Why am I the only person on the planet who knows how to drive?” The proud driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including a bruised ego, when the car collided with a guardrail on a city…

Police in Tennessee had to apologize to a man after he was arrested for using a $50 bill they thought was phony, but turned out to be genuine. Shelbyville police were called to a convenience store after a store clerk called them after a marker used to detect counterfeit money did not indicate the bill…

A group of tourists spent hours on a Saturday night looking for a missing woman near Iceland's Eldgja canyon. The group was travelling through Iceland on a tour bus and stopped near the volcanic canyon in the southern highlands Saturday afternoon. One of the women on the bus left to change her clothes…

Applications for cell phones serve many purposes. Now, apps can help a user avoid an unwanted conversation, or get out of a bad date. A survey by the Pew research group found that 13 percent of cell phone users reported deflecting awkward conversations by faking phone calls. A new app called, Fake-a…

At one time a computer virus was designed to cause trouble for unknowing computer users, and perhaps give the creator a reason to brag about their accomplishments. Newer viruses and malware have moved toward benefiting their creators by stealing valuable identity information, such as credit card numbers…

JUDGMENT A trend in the justice system is moving judges to impose shame upon violators of the law. Like the pioneer days of stocks and scarlet letters these judges are sentencing minor criminals to public humiliation. In Bedford County, Pennsylvania for example, one woman was required to sit on the street…

AUTHENTICITY NBA Superstar Lebron James hosted a Nike camp for children and teenagers at the University of Akron. Nike also invited some college students to participate, including Jordan Crawford of Xavier University. After the camp officially finished for the day, James and several college students…

RESTITUTION When Dave and Sharon McCaulley owned a restaurant years ago, they suspected someone was stealing from them. They left the restaurant business in 1981, and forgot about the thefts until recently when a letter with five $100 bills arrived. The letter was postmarked Omaha, Nebraska. The note…