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Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who has been working as a housekeeper at a Rexburg hotel to save money for college turned in $5,000 she found in a bank envelope while cleaning a room. Kelsey Ricks says it was simply a matter of doing “what’s right.” Springhill Suites Marriott sales manager Ben Lee says the hotel was able to return the money to the businessman who had stayed in the room early last week. Ricks plans to attend BYU-Idaho and the money she turned in would have paid for nearly two semesters of tuition. She says she didn’t have to think twice about turning the money in, because that’s how she was raised. The businessman did not leave a tip or reward, but Ricks says that’s not why she turned in the money.
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Sisyphus on September 03 at 4:30 p.m.
Yeah, “businessman”. What line a work again?
Good on her. I love this state.
LK1975 on September 03 at 5:27 p.m.
Not even a tip? Not much class there. She should have been rewarded with at least a little something monetary. Good on her.
slfisher on September 04 at 3:25 p.m.
You know, that’s a real shame. I’m sorry to hear that after she did the right thing, he didn’t do the right thing in turn.