The winners and the losers

Deseret News editorial

Published: Saturday, May 22 2004 12:00 a.m. MDT

Summary

Winner: Everyone deserves a second chance, especially if they were robbed the first time by a bad decision. Orem priest Mike Sciumbato got a rare second opportunity on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and the result was $32,000, which he is donating toward a new church.

• Winner: Everyone deserves a second chance, especially if they were robbed the first time by a bad decision. Orem priest Mike Sciumbato got a rare second opportunity on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and the result was $32,000, which he is donating toward a new church.

His first time on the show, Sciumbato was knocked out on an $8,000 question, even though he technically was right. That led to his second appearance. Should he ever get a third, we would advise him this time to go with the answer his phone-a-friend, the Most Rev. George Niederauer, suggests.

• Winner-Loser: Not many college students would think to call police if they happened to find $1,000. Jonathan Snow of Orem, however, didn't hesitate. Because he was late for class, he got a man working nearby to make the call for him. For that, he definitely is a winner. The state, however, is a loser for passing a law that says such unclaimed property has to go directly to state coffers if no one comes to claim it.

• Loser: Kermit Hall is staying as president of USU. But an anonymous letter may have kept him from getting the job as president of the University of Tennessee. Hall never had a chance to defend himself against it. Maybe Tennessee's open selection process needs to open up just a little bit more.

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