
AN UGLY SHADE OF GREEN: The Lewiston Tribune newspaper in Lewiston,
Idaho, ran two large photos on its front page several days before
Christmas. One showed a sign painter putting the finishing touches
on a store window. The other was a still image from a convenience store's
security camera showing an "unknown man" reaching for a wallet which
was sitting on the store's counter. The wallet, bulging with $600 in
cash, belonged to a 19-year-old woman who had just cashed her
paycheck to go Christmas shopping. The store's cameras show the man taking
the wallet, and "cops want to contact man for questioning," the
accompanying story said. As the paper rolled off the press, a
Tribune employee noticed the men in the two photos looked a lot alike, and
were wearing the same clothes. The employee called the police. The sign
painter, Michael Millhouse, 43, admitted taking the wallet and was
charged with theft. "I always liked the Grinch," Millhouse said. "I
guess I am one." (Lewiston Tribune) ...