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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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High Noon: Out, Out, Damn Ringtone

Steve Crump, columnist/editorial writer for the Twin Falls Times-News, is one of many who appreciate the decline of annoying ringtones for cell phones. In a weekend column, Steve notes that the sale of ringtones in this country peaked at $714 million in 2007. They then dropped $160 million in a single year because, in part, customers have learned how to create their own ringtones, and because people are sick of them, writes Steve, adding: "Call me old-fashioned, but when my phone rings I like to hear it ring — not play snippets from Pink Floyd’s 'The Wall' or the first eight bars of Iron Butterfly’s 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vita.' Full column here.

Question: What music is played on your ringtone? Or do you still have a ringtone?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.