| June 30th 2009 Returning Soldier A courageous Army veteran blinded by a mortar blast in Iraq is now the only sightless officer to ever serve in a combat unit. "I'm going to push the limits," declares Capt. Ivan Castro. "I want to work every day and have a mission." The valiant 40-year-old works for the 7th Special Forces Group - one of the elite units famous for covert missions behind enemy lines. "The only reason anyone serves with the 7th Special Forces is if they have real talents," explains unit commander Col. Sean Mulholland. During his 18-year career, Castro worked his way up through the enlisted ranks before earning his officer's commision. After he completed the grueling Special Forces course, which washes out scores of soldiers, he was assigned as a team leader in Iraq. Then in September 2006, his unit relieved other paratroopers on a rooftop after a nightlong firefight. He never heard the incoming round that unleashed a shower of lethal shrapnel, stealing his sight and killing two of his men. The married father of a 14-year-old son endured 17 months of rehabilitation before receiving his permanent assignment at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. "I want to support the guys and make sure life is easier so they can accomplish the mission," Castro says. The ambitious soldier also runs marathons and hopes to compete in the Army's Ironman triathlon next year. And he believes every achievement encourages others to forget his disability. "I want to be treated the same as other officers," he says. "I don't want them to take pity on me or give me something I haven't earned." Adds Mulholland: "I will fight for Ivan as long as Ivan wants to be in the Army." |
| June 29th 2009 Firestarter? In a true-life version of horror writer Stephen King's thriller, Firestarter, a teenage boy is terrifying loved ones and experts alike by his mysterious ability to ignite blazes with the power of his mind alone. Benedetto Supino's remarkable talent first came to light at age 10, when he was sitting in a dentist's waiting room. Like any other young boy, he had picked up a comic book to read while he waited. But the book suddenly burst into flames in his hands! "The adults around him were skeptical of his story until a few more incidents took place," explains paranormal researcher Armando Douglas, of Miami, Florida. "Soon, several reliable witnesses had watched Benedetto set things alight with nothing more than concentration." "But he lacked the ability to control his gift and lit more fires by accident than by consciously wishing to." One morning, Supino, of Formia, Italy, woke up with his pajamas on fire and suffered severe burns. Soon after, his uncle narrowly escaped serious injuries when a small plastic object he was holding began melting and bubbling as Supino stared at it. Furniture would spontaneously scorch in his presence, books and magazines began smoldering and small objects would belch smoke and burn. Even fuse boxes would suddenly catch fire when Supino was nearby. "His parents tried various medical professionals and scientists," explains Douglas. "They even brought him to their archbishop, but no one could help." "Finally, he began seeing a parapsychologist named Dr. Demetrio Croce, who has helped train his concentration." Today, Douglas explains, Supino no longer starts fires accidentally. But the sources of his strange ability remains a mystery. |
| June 28th 2009 Kat Napping A desperate woman allegedly kidnapped a couple's kitty to force them to return her dog! Cops say the bizarre tug of love began when Palm Beach County, Florida, dogcatchers picked up the woman's black Labrador, which was then adopted by the man and wife. When the couple heard the dog's original owner had come forward, they considered giving it back to her. But their feelings changed when they met the woman, who threw a screaming fit and threatened to sue. Days after the confrontation, the couple's cat disappeared. Soon afterward, the woman left a phone message admitting she swiped the kitty and would trade it for the pooch! But police arrested her instead, and now she faces charges of theft and extortion. She was released from jail, pending trial, after posting a $6,000 bond. |
| June 27th 2009 Earth Cries Into Space Ear-splitting noises from Earth are being hurled into space - and they're being monitored by aliens living light years from our solar system! Researchers with SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, believe the blood-curdling shrieks shooting out into the cosmos are the screams of a dying Mother Earth, "The destructiveness of man seems to know no bounds," says astronomer Sam Rogers. "Now, in an effort to save herself, Earth is sending out a primal cry for help." SETI scientists around the world have reported receiving signals from outside the Milky Way for decades, which have been attributed to extraterrestrial communications. "Unfortunately, we've been unable to decode the transmissions so far," says SETI astronomer Frank Eustis. "But I firmly believe that if another civilization is able to reach Earth with a radio signal, it won't be much longer before they send a landing party to make face-to-face contact with humans." Experts say the new phenomenon of Mother Earth making her own noises may be just what it takes to shake up the universe. "The wailing radio waves shoot out into the cosmos like a beam of light," Rogers explains. "This makes the cries even more detectable to advanced alien cultures, which I'm sure are tuning in to Earth's frequency." "I just hope they understand the urgency and come to our aid with new ideas for saving the planet." "At this point, the scientific community should be happy to get information from whatever sources available." |
| June 26th 2009 In God We Trust - Name Change A devout man says his prayers were answered when a court agreed to change his name to In God We Trust. We Trust - In God is his first name - was born Steve Kreuscher. But the 57-year-old bus driver and artist from Zion, Illinois, says he wanted a name that more clearly showed his devotion to the Almighty. He began the legal process after waiting for a sign that God thought it was a good isea. He added up the expenses and found that a name change would cost $600 - and three weeks later, got a tax rebate for the same amount! |
| June 25th 2009 Holy Child Of Atocha Throngs of believers are descending on a very special church where prayers offered before a statue of the Baby Jesus are answered by miracles! The Church of the Immaculate Conception is one of San Diego's most colorful landmarks. But the stately Spanish architecture and brilliant murals take a back seat to the small icon known as the Holy Child of Atocha. The pint-sized statue is an ancient copy of a Spanish icon carried to Fresnillo, Mexico, by the conquistadors. Those who visit the Southern California church say this Holy Child adds special weight to their prayers. "I'd just lost my job and didn't know where my next rent check was coming from," recalls construction worker Jose Carter. "I prayed to the Holy Child every day for a week." "By the next Monday, I'd been hired by a new company at a higher wage." Jocelyn Ortiz, a receptionist from Los Angeles, had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was visiting her daughter in San Diego when they went to pray to the Holy Child. "I felt a shaking all over my body, right there in the church," Ortiz recalls. "All my muscles tightened up at once as soon as I'd finished praying." "I thought I'd had a seizure, but the doctor said I was in perfect health - the Parkinson's had completely gone!" Robert Perez, a business student at a local community college, was driving home from the Church of the Immaculate Conception when he found himself in the middle of an illegal street race. "I drove into the intersection and I was surrounded by souped up cars going 100 miles per hour," Perez recalls. "One grazed my rear bumper and sent me into a spin, and all I could do was pray, 'Child of Atocha, save me!'" "The next second, somehow, it was like the speeding cars were being pushed away from me by a bubble of white light." "I know it was a miracle from God that saved my life." |
| June 24th 2009 Extreme Kayaker: Jesse Coombs Fearless kayaker Jesse Coombs took a terrifying plunge down a 70-foot waterfall - and came up smiling! The gonzo athlete is an extreme kayaker who travels the world, looking for places where he can launch himself from dizzting heights. Coombs made his latest heart-stopping dive at Lower Mesa Falls, Idaho, which is considered one of the most treacherous waterfalls in the U.S. "Every time a kayaker makes a drop of more than 40 feet, there's a good chance of injury and even death," declares professional photographer Lucas Gilman, who snapped Coombs in action. Even taking the photos can be life-threatening, since finding a spot to shoot the best angle also means being at the mercy of snakes, insects and leeches. "It's not a pleasure cruise," Gilman says. "It's hot, humid and usually in country that doesn't have hospitals readily available." Lucas Gilman's Site |
| June 23rd 2009 One Special Kid A boy born with no legs and onearm has redefined courage by refusing to ever give up. "I know anything's possible," says Nick Santonastasso, a gutsy 13-year-old from New Jersey. "I'm capable of what everyone else is." "My parents just keep encouraging me to do stuff - like, don't give up and keep trying. If you fall down, get back up." The constant encouragement has worked. Despite having only one arm with only one finger, Nick can play the drums and the piano, paint award-winning posters, play baseball and basketball and do handstands on his skateboard. When Nick's mother Stacey was pregnant, doctors warned her that he would be born different. He was diagnosed with Hanhart syndrome tyoe II - a condition so rare, he's only the 12th person known to have been born with it. "Nick didn't have any of the afflictions that the doctors thought he would other than the physical stuff," Stacey explains. "They said he'd be on feeding and breathing tubes and have organ failure." "Where we thought we'd have huge issues, we didn't. Basically my husband and I just said we're going to love him like our other children." When Nick was little, his mom and dad had him fitted with artificial limbs, but he found they got in his way and threw them out. At home, Nick eats his meals with a spoon, designed for arthritis sufferers, that wraps around his wrist. Instead of attending a special school, he's in sixth grade at his local public school and makes As and Bs. The only difference between him and his classmates is that Nick uses a wheelchair to zip between classes. "Nobody is mean, nobody teases me," he says. He's got plenty of friends among the boys and girls at his school. "We didn't treat him any differently than our other children," explains his father Michael. "We're supposed to be heroes to our children, but Nick is a hero to us." Nick spent his 13th birthday at the governor's mansion to honor a poster he created promoting family values. His painting, which beat 100 other finalists, shows a tree with roots spelling the word "love." Even though he's celebrated for his can-do attitude, the little boy who could isn't above playing pranks on his parents. "One time, I told my mom that I thought I'd broken my ankle and she flipped out," Nick laughs. "I was like, 'Calm down!'" |
| June 22nd 2009 Hair! Here's the long and short of it - this guy hasn't had a trim in more than 10 years! Phil Moore, 45, likes his flowing hair and beard and plans to keep them far from any barbers. His luscious locks have made him a celebrity in his hometown of Elmhurst, Australia. The Picture |
| June 21st 2009 Birds V.S. Chicago The streets of Chicago have turned into a winged nightmare as residents are forced to reenact the chilling fight for survival in Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror film, The Birds. Stunned officials have warned pedestrians and cyclists off certain sidewalks after a surge of dive-bombing attacks by hyper-aggressive red-winged blackbirds. "I feel lucky I've still got my eyes," say Carmella McKinley, 38. "I was out jogging and the birds came out of nowhere." "They were clawing at my face and pecking. Thank God I could get into an open doorway nearby, but even so, I wound up getting stitches in my face!" Some victims have been chased for 100 yards or more by the 8-inch-long birds. Cyclists have been especially vulnerable, distracted by the attacks and veering into oncoming traffic. "Red-winged blackbirds become incredibly territorial during their mating season," explains ornithologist Buck Bobka. "They're known to attack large, predatory birds like hawks and eagles." "But this year in this area, they've become even more aggressive in defending their turf." "It's a dangerous change in behavior." Officials say the main danger zones are near parks, especially ones with ponds, and along the shores of Lake Michigan. If you come under attack, experts suggest first trying to stare directly at the hostile bird. If that doesn't scare it off, try barking loudly like a dog. "It's vital that you don't show fear and don't duck your head," Bobka explains. |
| June 20th 2009 Scented Scratch Tickets The sweet smell of victory is getting sweeter - and smellier - with a new line of scratch-and-sniff lottery tickets! The aromatic tickets in Colorado's new $3 Scented Crossword game are selling like crazy. Players just scratch off the latex coating and get a pleasant whiff of one of three varieties - chocolate, coffee and a floral bouquet. And if the smell's not pleasant enough, the odds are pretty sweet, too. The tickets offer contestants a 1-in-3.43 chance of winning. |
| June 19th 2009 Laura Day And Practical Intuition Business leaders are paying top dollar for a peek into the future with the help of a $10,000-a-month psychic consultant! "I specialize in nonbelievers," says Laura Day, who offers business advice to stockbrokers, attorneys, CEOs and A-list Hollywood insiders, including super-stars Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore. Day, a single mom from New York, started her career when she was going through a divorce. She asked a friend who was a hedge fund manager if he was willing to pay her for successful stock tips. He said he'd be more than happy to, and she's never looked back. Sometimes, she'll refer to herself as an "intuitionist" or simply as a "cosultant." But her knack for seeing what's about to happen can be invaluable, no matter what it's called. "She was amazing," exclaims Gabriel Lawson, executive director of software engineering for Seagate Technology, a company that clears $11 billion a year manufactoring videogame components. "Anybody who can afford her will get 100 times their money's worth." Lawson hired Day to train his employees to tap into their ESP. In addition to staying on call for her five regular clients, Day has also authored a bestselling book, Practical Intuition (Broadway), and conducts seminars teaching people how to use their sixth sense. In a recent session with the Harvard Business School Network of Women Alumnae, participants were presented with an object in a brown paper bag. Without peeking, touching or smelling, they described it as "yellow," "sour" and "fruit" - and were stunned when it was revealed to be a lemon! |
| June 18th 2009 Prince Charles' Wine Powered Car Prince Charles has found a classy way to protect the environment by converting his sports car to run on white wine! The 1969 Aston Martin, a 21st birthday gift from the Queen, runs on 100 percent bioethanol fuel distilled from vintage vino. "Charles only traveled 200 or 300 miles a year in the Aston, but he wanted it to be environmentally friendly," says the prince's chief aide, Sir Michael Peat. Vineyard owners in Swindom, England, constantly produced more than their European Union quota. So rather than take a loss, they got the bright idea to sell the surplus to biofuels distiller. At about $8 a gallon, the green fuel costs almost as much as gasoline in England. But the classic convertible's engine now produces 85 percent less carbon dioxide. |
| June 17th 2009 Georgia Aquarium Seahorse Excitement is high at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, where a male weedy sea dragon is one of the first of its kind to become pregnant outside its normal habitat. The rare and mysterious creature is only found off the shores of southern Australia. Little is known about the sea dragon's mating routine except that the couple performs a ritualistic dance that ends with the mom transferring her eggs to the male's tail. In four to six weeks, the babies will emerge as miniature versions of their parents. |
| June 16th 2009 Tequila Diamonds Tequila can not only get you drunk as a skunk - it can be used to make synthetic diamonds! Researchers used the intoxicating brew to make diamond film, which is used in machinery operated in extreme temperatures or conditions. The 80-proof tequila, when heated under pressure, produced synthetic crystals tougher than silicon. "The result is certainly funny, but the process seems reasonable," says Rudolf Pfeiffer, physics professor at the University of Vienna, in Austria. "I don't know of any previous attempts to make diamonds from drinks." |
| June 15th 2009 A Look Back On Rosie Swale-Pope A courageous woman has completed an around-the-world marathon to raise money for cancer research. Rosie Swale-Pope set off on the Forrest Gump-style adventure after her husband Clive died from the killer disease in 2002. The 61-year-old grandmother figured it would take two years to complete the trip, but she soon discovered her goal was tougher than expected. "It's been very, very difficult at some stages and there were five or six times when I nearly died," Swale-Pope confessed. The intrepid retiree pulled a small cart of possessions as she averaged 15 miles a day. Except for the occasional offer of a room, she slept in a tent and the bone-chilling winters she endured in Siberia and Alaska became life-or-death challenges. "If you lose your concentration for just a little while, you can be lost for good," she explains. "The cold is frightening and you're always thinking about survival." The slender woman fought off wild animals as well as harsh weather. "I was even held up by a naked mad man with an axe!" she says. "I endured frostbite and wore out 45 pairs of shoes. But it was all worth it." A crowd of friends and family, including her son James, greeted Swale-Pope when she arrived by ferry in north Scotland in June last year. She completed her trek home in Tendy, Wales, by the end of August last year. "I'm filled with huge excitement and joy," she says. "It's just fantastic to be back in wonderful Great Britain." "Don't let anyone tell you the world is a small place, When you travel across it on foot, you get to see how big it really is." |
| June 14th 2009 High Tech Last Supper An ancient cathedral is the site of a futuristic art exhibit that places real people inside a virtual Last Supper. The creation is the work of video artist Terry Flaxton, who calls his artwork In Other People's Skins. Flaxton says his project was inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci's masterwork, The Last Supper, and presents the dinner table as a place that mixes cultral and religious boundaries. England's Bath Abby Cathedral is the setting for a table prepared for 12 virtual diners, representing the 12 Apostles. As video images begin flashing over the table, their arms move about as they reach for food and pass dishes to their companions. A soundtrack of clattering china and conversations in four different languages accompanies the video. Once the film begins to repeat the process, visitors are invited to take a seat at the table and, for a few moments, experience the illusion of inhabiting another person's skin. In Other People's Skin will go on exhibit around the U.S. at some point in 2009. |
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| June 12th 2009 Yellow Lobster Is Here! Weighing a pound and three-quarters, Fiona is rare for a 7-year-old, but not because of her girth and weight. With a spotted orange-and-yellow coloration, the lobster is perhaps one in about 30 million, specialist say. Caught in recent weeks off the coast of Prince Edward Island in Canada, the rare crustacean is now in a tank with nearly 100 other lobsters at Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in Eastham, Massachusetts. The owner, Nathan "Nick" Nickerson, received the crustacean as a gift from a friend last week and named her after his girlfriend's granddaughter. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime lobster you'll see," said Michael R. Gagne, 46, sales manager at Ipswich Shellfish Company Inc., who gave the lobster to Nickerson. Gagne said he is sure Fiona is a yellow lobster, despite her orange spots. A rare generic mutation could produce lobsters like Fiona, according to Michael F. Tlusty, director of research at the New England Aquarium. But they could also be few in number because their bright colors easily draw the attention of predators. "If you're swimming over a muddy bottom, it would be much easier to see a yellow lobster," said Tlusty, who has been studying lobsters for 10 years. Tlusty, who has not seen Fiona in person, declined to say whether she is a yellow lobster, but noted she could be just as rare. Based on her weight, he estimated she might be 7 years old. "Why was she able to survive with her coloration?" Tlusty asked. "That's something we're not quite sure of." Nickerson, 57, said he has never seen a lobster like Fiona in all his years as a fisherman. Perhaps this is why he gives Fiona preferential treatment. While the other lobsters get cod fish, Fiona dines on Yellowfish tuna of "sushi quality," he said. Her tough orange claws are not bound with rubber bands, making her free to snap off the legs of the tank's other inhabitants. She stands out among her neighbors, piled one upon the other as a blackish-brown mass, with only a few quivering antennae to distinguish them. She looks regal as she stretches out her flippers and repels the advances of another lobster, perhaps a male. "She's very brave," Nickerson said. Lobsters can be cannibalistic, especially in tanks such as the one Fiona is in, but he said she is "not very aggressive." David J. Casoni, secretary-treasurer of the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, said he has seen blue lobsters during his 35 years as a lobsterman, but never a yellow one. "The odds of catching them [yellows] as they move around the bottom are like the odds of going out into a football field and finding a dime that someone lost 80 years ago," he said. "The blue lobster is still rare, but we get them more often." Nickerson said he would like to keep Fiona as a pet for a while, but plans to donate her to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Massachusetts, or to the New England Aquarium, where Tlusty said officials would consider housing the lobster. In the meantime, there's no chance Fiona might find her way into the restaurant's lobster rolls. "Gosh no!" Nickerson said. "That would be like steaming a Rembrandt." |
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| June 6th 2009 Goat On A Bus The evening commute was gruffer than usual when a pygmy goat boarded a city bus for a ride. The driver and passengers of a TriMet bus in Portland, Oregon, were stunned when the new commuter trotted through the open doors and bleated for a seat. Because the stop was on a busy street near a freeway, the bus driver didn't shoo the 35-pound animal back onto the sidewalk. Instead, a policeman took her to a county animal shelter, where officers discovered an Internet notice from her owner, begging for the return of the missing animal. The goat and owner were reunited the next afternoon. |
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| June 5th 2009 Reunion After 50 Years Two sisters who knew nothing of each other's existence finally met face-to-face after more than 50 years. Jan Sylvester, 53, of Chehalis, Washington, always knew she was adopted and often wondered about her background. "I've always wanted to know who I looked like and whether I had any siblings," Sylvester says. She had to research and petition the state for information for several years before the name of her birth mom was revealed. "It's like playing junior detective," says adoption researcher Penni Johnson. "You find all these random bits and facts and have to put the puzzle together." Sylvester's biological mother, Lillian Todd, was deceased, but an uncle metioned in her obituary was still alive. "He was excited because he had no clue about me," Sylvester recalls. She was thrilled to learn of a half-sister named Sheila Johnson living in Beaver Creek, Ohio, and immediately made a call. "We talked for three and a half hours," says Sylvester. "She told me that we have a younger half-sister named Diane who lives in Texas." Johnson, 60, filled in missing pieces like medical history and created photo albums for her newfound siblings. She also revealed that their biological mother was an alcoholic and a diabetic. "I told her she was better off being adopted," Johnson says. The two women met for an emotional three-day weekend in Spokane. "It was wonderful," says Sylvester, who grew up with an adopted brother. "We just hugged each other and held on to each other." "Sheila started to cry. It's so nice to have a sister." Now, they're planning a trip to see Diane - who'd also been given up for adoption by their mother - and Sylvester says she's forgiven her birth mother for all the lost years. "I don't hate her - I never knew her," she explains. "She gave me up, but I had great parents. There's regret because I never met her." "But I have all kinds of family now!" |
| June 4th 2009 Prisoners On The Bus! Thanks to a little-known policy at the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the guy sitting next to you on the bus could be a convicted felon. As part of a cost-cutting program, the BOP allows more than 25,000 prioners each year to ride unescorted and unannounced betwen federal correctional facilities. At least 50 have escaped, including a drug dealer who is now considered armed and dangerous. Traci Billingsley, a BOP spokeswoman, says that almost all of the inmates are traveling to halfway houses where they will come into contact with the public anyway. She adds that the other 6% of inmates are traveling to minimum-security facilties, most of which don't even have fences. Prisoners who will travel alone are screened to make sure they "pose no significant risk." But bus-industry officials say that allowing prisoners to ride unescorted and unannounced on public transit does put passengers at risk. This spring, the American Bus Asociation (ABA) sent a letter to the BOP saying that the practice "imperils public safety" and demanding an immediate halt to the program. "The fact that this has been done and continues to be done in this kind of secretive way is very unsettling," ABA president Peter Pantuso says. The BOP acknowledges that a small minority of the inmates it transfers via public transportation "fail to report to their designated locations" but insists that the cost saving is worth the risk. |
| June 3rd 2009 Safe Site Randall Brown and Michael Smith are both fathers - and they're both worried that computer Web sites like MySpace and Facebook attract porn peddlers and predators looking for children to exploit. Rather than fret uselessly, the pair decided to do something about it. Although they both have full time jobs and spend hours every week leading a Christian ministry in Alabama, they made time to found a safe haven for kids on the internet. Last November, they launched a unique Web site - christianspaceonline.com - that strives to filter out offensive language and pictures to make sure children can have some good computer fun out of the prying eyes of sexual preverts. The popular site is winning members at the rate of 100 per day, but Brown admits he and his partner have to be on the alert 24/7 to keep it safe. "We have people who test our language filters," he says. "If you put a curse word on, we can block it. We can do the same with pictures." "We're never going to be 100 percent perfect, but it's better than the alternatives. We try to keep it as clean as possible." |
| June 2nd 2009 Wedding Crasher Ghost? Ghost hunters are analyzing a newlywed couple's wedding album after the ceremony was disrupted by a feisty specter who wanted to be the bride! Robin and Hilary Newsome, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, planned for the perfect storybook wedding. They'd reserved a century-old Episcopal chapel with room for 75 guests. But they hadn't counted on the service being crashed by an unwelcome ghost! As Hilary's brother read a small prayer, guests near the back of the chapel were disturbed by a sudden blast of icy air - a moving "cold zone" that plunged through the pews toward the altar. Moments later, the bride seemed to be enveloped in a smoky haze. "It looked as if Hilary was suddenly standing behind a gauze curtain," Robin recalls. "I felt someone grasping at my hand, but it wasn't her - it was a shape in the mist!" As suddenly as it appeared, the misty shape vanished again - only to return when the couple began exchanging vows. Wedding photos show the female spirit floating at the front of the church. "I was standing next to Robin listening to the priest speak when I felt this tugging at my dress," says Hilary. "I turned around to look, and when I turned around again, there was a woman between me and my husband." "I could see her as clear as day!" Shocked witnesses saw a woman in a long, white dress materialize, reach out for the groom and then vanish as soon as the priest said a small prayer. "Ghosts often manifest at weddings," explains paranormal investigator Richard Stebbins, of Killough Springs, Alabama. "There's a lot of emotional energy, and the ceremonies are often held in old churches or other historic buildings, which makes them very attractive to spirits." |
| June 1st 2009 Gas Loan Story When a teenager showed up at his door claiming to have run out of gas, Harold Goff didn't hesitate to give him a 5-gallon can of fuel, but he cautioned 17-year-old Jeff Hardin to be sure to pay it back. That was 34 years ago. Last month, Hardin again showed up at Goff's door in Southington, Ohio - this time with a 5-gallon plastic container filled with gasoline. Hardin admitted he couldn't get the old debt out of his mind. The delay paid off big for Goff. Thirty-four years ago, the gas and the container cost a combined $5. At today's prices, the payback amounted to $25. |
