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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Possibly the biggest moment in the 2018 NBA Finals was the timeout that J.R. Smith did not call. “With the score tied at 107-107 after George Hill made the first of two free throws, Smith grabbed the rebound off a would-be go-ahead shot in the paint when Hill missed the second one. With 4.5 seconds remaining,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Fifty years after the advent of color television in England, TV licensing spokesperson Jason Hill says over seven thousand households have not switched to color transmissions. Hill said it is interesting that despite the advent of smartphones, tablets, and computers, thousands still choose to watch their…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Federal authorities announced they intercepted a shipment of 108 fake replica Super Bowl rings representing many past champion teams. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said the rings were in an express consignment package that arrived from Hong Kong. Officers noticed “poor craftsmanship” and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
High school senior Kate Wynja won the Class A girls state golf tournament, but then realized she has submitted an incorrect scorecard. She accidentally credited herself with a 4 on the 18th hole, instead of a 5 and knew she had to report it. As a result, she was disqualified, and her team fell from first…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
What would you do if you found $52,000, and one knows you have it, but you know who lost it? When a couple in New York found a hunk of rusted metal in their shrubbery they assumed that it was an abandoned cable box. Taking it out and getting it open they discovered $52,000 in cash and Jewelry. It also…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 28 views
A New York man lost his wallet. To his amazement, his license and credit cards returned, but not the wallet. With the returned items, there was a note from the person who found it. The note said, “I kept the cash because I needed weed, the Metrocard because, well, the fare’s $2.75 now, and the wallet…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 41 views
Steven Burke, a British construction worker was supposed to receive a check for $500. A misplaced decimal made the check $50,000 instead. An honest person would bring the error to the boss’s attention. And then there is Steven. He promptly went on a spending spree, spending $36,000 on designer clothes,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Jake Bowers was driving his family to a park near their home when he found $14,000 in cash by the side of the road. When he saw the bag, he thought it might contain a laptop, but was surprised to find that it was filled with $100 bills. He took the bag to a local police station and it was returned to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 40 views
In 2010 San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt discovered that he was being overpaid $500,000 because of a clerical error made when the club prepared his contract. Three different people told the pitcher that the contract was fine and that he could keep the extra money. Affeldt contacted the team…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
REPENTANCE There's just something about a man that will look you straight in the eye and tell you the truth, even if it isn't what you want to hear. I've always respected that in a person, and for the most part, I try to be that kind of a person. So when I heard about Richard Reid, the so-called "shoe-bomber"…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
HONESTY The students have changed, but the results of a national survey are nearly the same: A majority of high school students have cheated on an exam and lied to their parents. The "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth," compiled by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, has tracked the morals of…