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COLUMN: Unclaimed bathroom quarter puts glimmer of hope back in humanity

Everyone came to the same conclusion: ‘It doesn’t belong to me.’
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A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

My faith in humanity has been tested the last few years, and I know for a fact I’m not alone.

However, a little social experiment has played out in this newspaper’s office for the last several months that’s been offering me a shiny glimmer of hope.

Now, I don’t think I need to expound on the reasons behind my loss of hope.

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Jessica Peters

About the Author: Jessica Peters

I began my career in 1999, covering communities across the Fraser Valley ever since.
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