Mommy, Santa?s Scarin? Me

We couldn’t help but notice when we went to the Marvin’s IGA in Fayetteville on Dec. 11 that the Salvation Army bell ringer out front was a convicted felon who frequently hawked his conspiracy theories at the Farmer’s Market on Saturdays.

We know he’s paid his dues after a drug bust back in the 1990s, and frankly he looks like Santa Claus in the authentic white beard, but we wish he’d exchange what looked like prison-issue orange pants for some red ones, at least while he’s bell ringing and confronting customers.

Several national chains, including Target and Barnes & Noble, have banned the Salvation Army bell ringers altogether this year.