LightGrams May 23, 2019 Volume 23, Number 20 Authorities in Florida had tracked the big lizard for over a year. A week ago they finally captured the water monitor, a five-foot-long reptile weighing about 20 pounds. A nonnative species from Asia, the wildlife agency had been “setting traps and searching high and low”. The search…
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LightGrams June 7, 2018 Volume 22, Number 21 Kal Patel was holding in his hand a $1 million lottery ticket. There was no doubt about it; he had run the numbers several times. Later he handed the ticket (and the million dollars) to another person. Patel’s parents own the Pit Stop convenience store in Salina,…
LightGrams March 8, 2018 Volume 22, Number 10 What would you do if a million dollars fell into your lap? Many fantasize over such an unlikely prospect. Dreams of new houses, fine cars, exotic vacations, and extravagant parties come to mind when thinking of all that might be done with newfound money. A million dollars…
LightGrams August 24, 2017 Volume 21, Number 29 It’s true; someone won an amazingly large Powerball jackpot last night. The $758 million winning numbers are held by only one person who purchased their ticket in Massachusetts. But here’s the news you won’t hear: For the only larger winning Powerball jackpot ($1.5 billion on January 13,…