Holidays

Everyone is aware of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for you to donate to a charity or volunteer for one.

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I think there is a reason that most people eat turkey once a year: you realize on the second day of leftovers that it's just not that good.  In fact, I think it ranks right up there with Spam.

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The Community Santa program in Sedalia has reached its last week of registering families that are in need of Christmas assistance. This program benefits not only families in need, but the elderly and handicapped as well. It works with the other social services agencies in Pettis County and all donations are used to help as many as possible.

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For those holiday shoppers wanting a second chance at the deals they might have missed over Thanksgiving weekend, Cyber Monday awaits. And while there may be a bit less hand-to-hand combat involved, industry experts say that Cyber Monday is great for bargains—as long as you know where to look.

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Holiday shoppers have been sharpening their skills for weeks in anticipation of all the Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals that are schedule to go down before most holiday dinners are even digested.

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This week, families will come together from all across the nation for Thanksgiving. They will stuff themselves full of turkey, side dishes and desserts. Some will laugh and joke with relatives, while others renew old feuds and bicker with their cousins and siblings. No matter how your particular Thanksgiving winds up, you can thank the American Pilgrims for starting this long-standing custom.

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We heard the average gluttonous American will consume some 4,500 calories this Thanksgiving Day, according to the Calorie Control Council. However, that statistic may be a bit exaggerated—unless your idea of a holiday feast is about 16 slices of pepperoni pizza with large soda chaser, that is.

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Thanksgiving is getting closer and closer, and there has been a barrage of shopping deals from cell phones to televisions, computers to laptops, food to clothes. The deals appear to be bountiful this weekend.

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If you still need a list to check twice this holiday season, perhaps a good place to start would be the recently released annual Consumer Reports “Naughty and Nice” list.

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Kids, we all know this week is one of the biggest food weeks of the year.  We all know what it is we're looking forward to having for the big Thanksgiving meal.

The question is, though, what DON'T you want?

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