Kettle tradition losing steam
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The two sisters standing outside the Sam&#39;s Club in Port Royal Plaza on Saturday afternoon were part of The Salvation Army&#39;s effort to focus its Red Kettle fund-raiser on the chain store&#39;s weekend shoppers.
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By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 12--GULFPORT -- A broken water main has forced the city to issue a boil water notice along Curcor Street between Cowan Road to Grubbs Avenue.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Jacksonville Salvation Army is concerned many needy families will have do without this holiday season, because Target is no longer allowing Kettle Ringers in front of their stores.
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The steakhouse seems to have lost its sizzle.
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There is growth, but it's not homemade.
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It`s that time of year again, as members of the Salvation Army fan out across the Wabash Valley. It`s time for their annual Christmas kettle bell ringing season.
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The long-standing tradition of licences - bought per seat and for a given period of time and version - is wearing out its welcome.
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Bells will be ringing at Mervyn&#39;s department stores this holiday season after all, store officials announced Thursday in a sudden reversal of a ban on Salvation Army collection kettles.
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For generations the aroma of roasting coffee beans wafting from Bewley's cafes have been an integral part of Dublin, but now locals are lamenting the imminent demise of the iconic institutions.
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The charity says without them, many needy families just wouldn&#39;t have a merry Christmas. &quot;Bell ringers who give from themselves, they give up their time to man a kettle, to greet people, to say Happy Holidays, to bring a smile.
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Pulling the liquor out of a political morass isn't worth the investment.
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The marketing battle between the world's two biggest beer makers is getting increasingly nasty.
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It's been around for thousands of years. It has been worshiped, reviled, banned, and made the cornerstone of economies. It has helped us celebrate, weep, relax, and get laid. And now we're going to make some. A pint, a glass, an ale, a lager, a beer.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 12--GULFPORT -- City officials issued a boil water notice for residents who live on Plummer Circle and Ollie Road in Oakleigh Manor Subdivision.   People in the area should boil water vigorously for one minute and let it cool before drinking.
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The clang of coins in the Salvation Army&#39;s red kettles is being accompanied by the swwwwwipe of credit and debit cards this year as the charity equips some bell ringers to accept plastic.
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By Yolanda Putman, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Dec. 12--With less than three weeks left in the Salvation Army's kettle campaign, the Chattanooga organization is about $82,800 short its local goal of $207,000.