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From postal service to Salvation Army, Bill Dill's optimism just won't quit

Bill Dill of the Salvation Army, far right, talks with his Salvation Army bell ringing volunteers Saturday morning. Christmas Eve, greeting shoppers and ringing bells for the local Salvation Army kettle campaign. The project raises 88 percent of the organization’s annual funding, Dill said.

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Bill Dill used to be a career postal employee. “One day, my knee went out, I landed on my other knee which then took out hip,” he said. The incident essentially destroyed his postal career. Too young for social security to kick in, he opted for an early retirement over disability which would limit his future options for employment if he ever should recover. The experience more or less drained his and his wife’s savings, ...

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