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Archive Home > 2006 > December > 15 > Ringing for the jingle (of loose change)

Ringing for the jingle (of loose change)

Bulletin reporter works a shift as a Salvation Army bell ringer

By Jim Witty / The Bulletin
December 15, 2006

ntil this Christmas season, I'd never given those bell ringers outside the grocery store much thought.

They were a harbinger of the holidays, but - like piped-in carols or eggnog in the dairy case - a nondescript one. Before last week, my exposure had been limited to a brief encounter as I....

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