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George Condash did the right thing when he discovered a box of cash outside his credit union—he turned it in. As it turned out, a security guard left it behind when servicing the ATM. The Credit Union did give him a reward for his good deed, but Alicia Stewart, the bank’s cash manager told reporters…

Seven-year-old Aiden Wright has been taught to do the right thing. His character was tested when he found $8,000 at his favorite park. Wright was playing when we noticed a black checkbook at the top of the slide. He opened it and was surprised to find $8,000 inside. He gave the money to his uncle who…

When a California man who did not have much money of his own found a bag filled with cash, he knew he had to do the right thing and turn it in to police. Joe Cornell volunteers with the Fresno Salvation Army and was working downtown when he made the find. He saw an armored truck drive by and another…

A $20 couch turned out to be worth a whole lot more for a group of New York college students. They purchased the lumpy couch from a thrift store, but were shocked when they began to investigate why the sofa was so uncomfortable. The students found money in envelopes stashed in different parts of the…

In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI resigned, which was a surprise to all. However, the media reported that he decided to resign after receiving the results of an internal investigation, “with 300 page, two-volume dossier that laid bare a sordid tale of blackmail, corruption and gay sex at the Vatican.” The nine…

In 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the results of a study indicating that an increasing number of scientific studies are ultimately retracted because they are wrong. The study found that the majority of the retractions are not due to honest mistakes, but rather the result…

What do you do if you have a zoo without a zebra? The Marah Zoo in Gaza recently faced that question. Their answer? Take a donkey, cut its hair short, and dye its fur black and white. For most in Gaza who have never seen a zebra, it worked. “Don’t tell anyone,” said Mahmud Berghat, the zoo’s director,…

On February 26, 1995, Barings, the oldest bank in Britain, announced it was seeking bankruptcy protection after losing nearly one billion dollars in a stock gamble. At the time Barings went under, the bank held assets for Queen Elizabeth, some $100 million according to Time magazine. In late 1994, the…

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose. – William M. Bulger

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…