The halls are decked, snow is on the ground and twinkling lights line the frames of many homes in neighborhoods across the city.
It’s really beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Problem is, it’s the end of January, people.
I understand snow and ice have all but buried many of us alive inside our houses over the [...]

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A post-Christmas spending survey conducted by Consumer Reports revealed that U.S. consumers spent an average of $811 on gifts during the 2009 season, which was $112 “over budget” based on the results of its pre-Christmas poll. This first survey found that on average, shoppers planned to spend $699 per household on gifts. About one-fifth of [...]

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Christmas trees don’t eat much.
And other than during the holiday season each year, they don’t generate much cash flow, either.
Add a petting zoo and some reindeer to those trees, though, and there is the potential to have a nearly year-round operation, said Theresa Michaelis, co-owner of Bentz Road Farm in Kenosha County and a board [...]

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Plan ahead for the holiday season by opening a Christmas Club account now.
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, a slower-paced start to the New Year is welcome relief for most consumers. But as credit card bills arrive in the mail, January can also bring stress to those who shopped ‘til they dropped [...]

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Most lawmakers, familiar with the Juneau winds, are poised to sprint into today’s session start.
For Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, it’ll likely be more of a hike through the snow. She steps today into new terrain, a state office she had no idea she’d hold — or even seek — four months ago, when she [...]

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