TIME 100: The People Who Shape Our World
Senator Jesse Helms wrote some nice stuff about Bono in Time magazine.
When I was first told in 2000 that Bono wanted to meet with me to talk about boosting U.S. aid to Africa, I didn’t know who he was. But my Senate staff certainly did. After so many years in Washington, I had met enough people to quickly figure out who is genuine and who is there for show. I knew as soon as I met Bono that he was genuine. He had his facts in hand and didn’t have any agenda other than doing all he could to help people in desperate need.
You can read everything he had to say about Bono here.
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Empire State Building Turns 75 Today
I always found it most interesting that it only took 1 year and 45 days to build that sucker.
And in case you ever wondered if it moves or sways, click here.
11-year-old finds $1150 laying in the street
When Lauren Arledge found $200 in the street, the 11-year-old didn’t think to keep it. Fearing someone had been robbed, she went to her mother’s office and told her to call police. Then she went back out to look for more bills.
The girl, with the help of a mail carrier and a co-worker of her mother’s, spent a half hour gathering another $1,150 over a two-block area.
“It was all over the place, on the sidewalk, under bushes, inside bushes,” said Lauren, who made the discovery April 12 as she was heading to the library.
A grateful man who said he dropped his wallet and lost $1,450 gave the girl a $50 reward.
Read the whole article here.