Honesty: What would you do?
Fox TV in Evansville, IN did a small test: how many people would pocket some “lost” money? »
Tuesday, May. 13, 2008
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
Hero taxi man returns lost purse
A Christmas superstar’ is shining in Chorley. »
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007
Wallet lost and returned, with a twist
On Aug. 28 I had the misfortune of losing my wallet. Within two hours and after contacting credit card companies it became evident that my card had been fraudulently used. Thus began the long process of cancelling not only my credit cards but also government cards, health card, birth certificate, etc. It was indeed quite a surprise to find on Aug. 30, my wallet had been left between my front doors. »
Monday, Oct. 22, 2007
Angel in disguise returns wallet with valuables
This is the story of an angel in disguise. »
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
Bike returned
A Kitimat family is happy to report their stolen bicycle has been returned. »
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007
Digital camera returned
Over the Fourth of July holidays my family was vacationing in Marquette. »
Tuesday, May. 22, 2007
Woman forgives church purse snatcher
Her family thinks she’s crazy, yet Rosemary Corales forgives the man who stole her purse from her side while she sat praying in church. »
Wednesday, May. 16, 2007
Good Samaritan Rescues Collapsed Jogger, Baby
It was an emotional reunion inside Barnes Jewish Hospital Tuesday. It was the chance for a good samaritan to see the woman he saved. It’s actually a second meeting for Melissa O’Connor and Don Cooper. That, in itself, is amazing considering what happened the first time they met. »
Friday, Apr. 6, 2007
Honest limousine driver returns lost money to passenger
The long road ahead reflects the path of life for this ‘good’ and honest limousine driver and a bread winner in a family of four, Prateep Sripolnok, who has been in the industry to serve tourists and visitors to the island for over 10 years. »
Friday, Mar. 23, 2007
Airline to the rescue after baby loses bear
A BABY girl has been reunited with her favourite teddy, five sleepless nights after they were separated on a plane journey. »
Friday, Mar. 16, 2007
We all need a little bit of hope
There’s a quaint prayer that asks the Good Lord to give us strength to make changes, and also accept things we cannot change. »
Thursday, Mar. 1, 2007
Victim’s mum forgives drink-driver, sends Christmas cards
The mother of a road crash victim killed by a drink driver sent the man who cost her daughter her life a Christmas card in prison. »
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007
Wallet rescue prompts woman to ‘pay it forward’
On Jan. 26, at about 5 p.m. at Cody’s Roadhouse Grill in Bradenton, a very nice lady turned my wallet over to the waitstaff. I had left it in the restroom. I didn’t get to meet her and thank her, so I’d like to do that now. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I have 10 good deeds to do to pay it forward. Thank you again. - Susan Bondy, Bradenton »
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007
Found money given to honest finder
The Hawaii Police Department has returned $3,500 to a visitor who found the cash in a Kona parking lot last summer. The 73-year-old Australian woman reported the found cash to police on July 29, 2006, the same day she found it. »
Monday, Jan. 8, 2007
Library book returned - 47 years overdue
Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he’d checked out for a ninth-grade assignment - along with a check for 47 years’ worth of late fees. »
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007
Let’s meet a real-life angel
There’s a Community of Angels here that includes both the name of an organization and two high school students who run it. »
Monday, Jan. 1, 2007
The kindness of strangers touches a reporter’s heart
In case you skipped over the Life section for the past 39 days, here’s a recap of FLORIDA TODAY’s Reaching Out Holiday Fund and the role I played in it. »
Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2006
Money left in restroom returned to family
When Denise Fulk stopped with her family at the Dresbach Travel Information Center on Thursday morning to use the restroom, she took a bank bag in with her. She didn’t want to leave nearly $1,500 in cash unattended in the family pickup. »
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006
Man loses lotto, offers lesson in forgiveness
A Winnipeg man woke up Sunday finding out the wish he had every Sunday was going to come true: Five out of the six Lotto 6/49 numbers he always played had finally come up. »
Monday, Aug. 21, 2006
Strangers Help Lost Mementos Find Their Owners
In addition to the devastating damage, irreplaceable mementos of life’s milestones were lost in the tornado that hit the Stoughton area a year ago. »
Woman’s purse and $1500 returned by Good Samaritan
A GOOD Samaritan made sure a woman’s holiday was not ruined when he handed her lost bag containing £800 (arounc USD $1500) to police in West Hampstead. »
Friday, Aug. 11, 2006
Friends Shave Heads for Chemotherapy Patient
Love your hair? Three young women from Savannah love a friend even more. They all took the shaved look yesterday so they can look like a friend from church who’s going through chemotherapy. »
Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006
Girl gives away bike prize
Eight-year-old Souji Geib is a good student with a tremendously generous spirit. »
Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006
Kids’ efforts raise $258 for Shop With a Cop
The Fremont Police Department is thanking two children who challenged city youth to raise money for Shop With a Cop last weekend. »
Monday, Aug. 7, 2006
Books mysteriously returned
A WANNABE spy with a guilty conscience has returned three library books to a Melbourne library — 21 years overdue. »
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006
Boys become entrepreneurs to save cat
A lemonade stand that four Copley Township boys operated Monday wasn’t just to help folks beat the heat. »
Friday, Jul. 14, 2006
Watches, crucifixes stolen 25 years ago from convent returned
It took a quarter-century, but his conscience finally got the best of a thief. »
Tuesday, Jul. 4, 2006
Owner reunited with missing ring
When a valuable diamond engagement ring was turned in to Guelph Police four weeks ago, it got to spend time in lockup before the owner set it free. »
Wednesday, May. 31, 2006
Winning tickets returned: Honesty the ticket for soldier
To be honest, Edward Boniberger admitted, he was going to keep the lottery ticket. »
Friday, May. 12, 2006
$1,714 lost, found and returned
With the money 10-year-old Tyler Bunch found near a bridge on a walk home, he could have bought 21 Game Boy Advance SP portable-video game systems - which come with a price tag around $80. »