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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
When professional athletes misbehave on the field, or in a public setting, the fine the league imposes may benefit the community. The Philadelphia Eagles recently announced that receiver Riley Cooper was being fined for a racial rant. Though they did not reveal the amount of the fine, they said the money…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Jason Lynch is a fan of the Seattle Seahawks football team, but he was surprised when Marshawn Lynch found and returned his wallet. Jason Lynch, who is not related to the football player, accidentally dropped his wallet outside a local gas station because he was distracted when Lynch, the player, drove…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
GOOD DEEDS With the arrival of the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, white envelopes began arriving in the mailboxes of the south-central Kansas community of Turon. The envelopes did not contain anything dangerous or suspicious, instead each contained a $10 bill. Markoleta Padgett…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 6 views
During the waning years of the Depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Brother Miller's roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used extensively. One particular day Brother Miller…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 10 views
Good Samaritan Counts Cost Taxi driver, Peter Anderson, came upon a car accident and saw three bruised and bleeding people. He offered his taxi cab for them to sit in as shelter until help arrived. Anderson explained what happened next: “They had a few cuts and bruises and I let them shelter in my cab.…