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Riches in Heaven?

Church officials accustomed to gathering dollar bills from their collection plates would be jealous of the True North Community Church, which just received a winning lottery ticket from one of its parishioners. The lucky churchgoer, whose ticket is worth approximately $3,000,000, specified only one condition with regard to his donation: that he remain anonymous. The congregation, which has outgrown its current church facilities, will use the money to purchase land and construct a new, larger building.


Video here, by the Associated Press.


Would you consider making a similar donation to your favorite organization? Do I remember correctly that the famous guy who was on Jeopardy a while ago donated his won millions to his church?

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.