A man had the good fortune and insight to take a chance with a credit card company in the Baltimore area several decades ago. He retired as a wealthy, high-ranking executive. In the course of his career, he put together a streak so impressive (35 years in which he...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, I have observed an interesting phenomenon in Mobile, AL, where I live. The phenomenon centers on the proper compliance in following traffic signals. Due to Hurricane Ivan, power outages have occurred in many places in Mobile causing...
The story is told of two soldiers who had recently been released from a prison camp in Siberia following World War II. "We did our best," said an officer, "to repatriate the men as fast as possible, but many were still there when winter threatened to close up the...
In 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth, an ex-Marine with no criminal history, was arrested for murder after one of his neighbors thought he looked like the man in a composite sketch he had seen on TV. Throughout the trial, Kirk steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 1985, Kirk...
In the days of the American Revolutionary War there lived in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, a preacher by the name of Peter Miller who enjoyed the friendship of General George Washington. There also dwelt in that town one Michael Wittman, an evil-minded man who did all in his...
A formerly estranged son often told of how he was reunited with his father:"I got off at the Pennsylvania depot as a vagrant, and for a year I begged on the streets for a living. One day I touched a man on the shoulder and said, "Hey, mister, can you give me a dime?'...
The prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement in Madrid's ancient prison called "The Place of the Skull." The fearful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned it the name. Everyone knew that once you were in,...