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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Singer, Chrissie Hynde, enjoyed the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll existence. She spent some of her early years on top of the music polls with the Pretenders. She lived the wild lifestyle with other rockers. When asked if she would do it all again she replied, “Definitely not.” She said, “I would get rid of…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
VW is a flagship German company representing the highest standard of reliability. Volkswagen has been synonymous with quality and high standards for at least the last 25 years. However, U.S. regulators recently discovered that the auto giant had been installing special software in its supposedly clean-diesel…
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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…
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Audrey Hepburn said, “You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” We should work to continually hold one another in honor. -- Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/11580796/Audrey-Hepburn-19-of-her-most-inspirational-quotes.html?frame=3290425…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 28 views
In his book, Making the Grass Greener on Your Side, Ken Melrose writes, “When we honestly walk our talk, we link our beliefs and our behaviors. There’s congruence between the two because why we do something is as important as what we do. Both beliefs and behaviors are integral parts of our character.…
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In his book, Making the Grass Greener on Your Side, Ken Melrose writes, “Each of us has that capacity for self-improvement. As leaders, we have the responsibility to inspire and guide others to live up to their potential. To do that, we have to model the character and behavior we hope to see in others.…
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As he led a parade through the streets of Cambridge during Harvard’s 250th anniversary, the President was greeted by a banner from the freshman class that read: HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS WAITED 250 YEARS FOR US! To a generation that thinks that life is all about them, the sign makes some sense. To a University…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
A college in Massachusetts has changed all of the speed limit signs on campus to honor a retired mathematics professor. When he retired, Professor David Kelly asked that the speed limit be changed to 17 mph instead of 15 mph because he had spent his entire career fascinated by the number 17. Kelly had…
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Ohio police say a middle school student apparently took up to $25,000 from his grandfather and gave $100 bills to classmates. They say several thousand dollars were passed out before they discovered what was happening. Investigators were able to recover up to $7,000, but said some of the money had been…
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New York Yankee fallen super star Alex Rodriguez is returning to baseball after a yearlong suspension, the longest ever given to an active player for drug use. As he prepares to begin spring training for his comeback year he has issued an apology to the Yankees, their owners, the Players Association…
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In January of 2015, believers and non-believers were shocked to hear an admission from Alex Malarkey that he lied about going to heaven and coming back to tell about it while in a coma after an auto accident. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life Beyond…
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At the end of the 2012 baseball season, many people expected the San Francisco Giants to put outfielder Melky Cabrera, who had been suspended for using a banned substance, on their post-season roster to help them make a run at World Championship. The team decided character was as important as production…
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The couple ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner took hostage in the final hours of his life are speaking out. When asked, “Did Dorner tell you why he was doing what he was doing?” They said he told them, “I just want to clear my name.” --Jim L. Wilson and Steven Lennertz —http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/christopher-dorner-hostages-wanted-clear-18499010…
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A person with integrity understands that honesty is lived in public and private. What would you do if suddenly you were presented the opportunity to take $37,000 from the bank anonymously? That was the situation a Maine man found himself in when a software glitch caused the ATM machine he was using to…
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An error is a familiar term in baseball. Although most errors occur on the playing field, some may turn up in other places. Recently the Chicago Cubs announced that they had made an error with two pictures they put up on a mural at Wrigley field celebrating the 100th anniversary of the team. The display…
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Someone stole a bicycle belonging to Kayla Smith. Sometime later she was looking on Craigslist and saw her bicycle listed for sale. She called, met the seller, and asked for a test ride. Then she got on the bike and rode it away. Is it stealing when you take back an item that has been stolen from you?…
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Minnesota teenager Erica Clark found $2800.00 in a McDonald’s parking lot in an envelope filled with $100.00 bills. She immediately called her Dad, who asked her to come home so they could turn the money into the police.—Jim L. Wilson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUWkkU0V2o4 Proverbs 2:20-21 (NLT)…
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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…
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It started simply for Danielle Shea, a Quinnipiac University student. When her tuition money from her parents arrived, she kept the money but dropped out of school. Her scheme worked until it was time for graduation. To keep her parents from discovering her dishonesty, she went a step further. She called…
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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 • • 37 views
Pennsylvania police say a man was arrested and charged with passing counterfeit money after he tried to use phony $20 bills to purchase items at a garage sale. They say the reason 40-year-old Gregory Douglas was caught was that he tried to give the money to the wrong person. The woman running the sale,…
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According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, one driver in four failed to use a signal to make a turn or change lanes. Forty-two percent of the drivers who failed to use a signal said that they did not have time, and twenty-three percent of them said that they were lazy to do it. – Jim L. Wilson…
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A good name is important for royalty. When Prince William and his wife Catherine named their first child, they choose a name that reflects a proud family heritage. The baby shares a name with six King Georges, including the father of the current queen of England. For William John Kane VIII, a database…
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Robert Townsend Former CEO of Avis says: “It’s been my experience that the people who gain trust, loyalty, excitement, and energy fast are the ones who pass on the credit to the people who have really done the work. A leader doesn’t need any credit…. He’s getting more credit than he deserves anyway.”…
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A museum in Iowa was shocked to learn that an African leopard Tortoise they owned might have been stolen. They were more surprised a few days later, when they discovered that a misguided employees had later found the turtles and then lied to keep up the story about ti being stolen. Authorities said,…