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Despite the last day's profit-taking slippage, it was a September to remember for stocks, especially after their gruesome performance in August. It's all the more noteworthy because September is hardly a highlight month historically.

Probably at the bottom of the list of things the millions of donors to the Salvation Army expect of those running the charity's programs would be arrogance and a cushy lifestyle. If you're one of those donors, the purchases of two homes in Massachusetts for Salvation Army officers and the comments...