holidays

The world's largest retailer said its fourth-quarter profits rose 22 percent. Sales for U.S. stores, however, fell nearly 2 percent.

Some analysts say that's partly because of the company's aggressive cost-cutting on food and electronics during the holidays.

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Employees have known since April that they'll have to take unpaid leave or vacation days for the week between Christmas and New Year's as a cost-saving measure at Yahoo.

Come join your friends and neighbors on Sunday, December 7, 2008 for a free concert in the park with Sarah Pierce.

This should be a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing way to kick off the holidays. Sarah is an accomplished singer/songwriter...

For the holidays, I don’t want to do something nice for the earth. I don’t want to get handmade iPod covers from the Etsy online store that nurtures local craftspeople.

And I don’t want to go off-line for a day to commune with people in the real world.

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Well maybe it's not as good as santa arriving but almost. The December issue of the Allandale newsletter will be delivered to your doorstep in the next day or two.

And speaking of the holidays it includes a great article...

Most of us indulge in our favorite foods over the holidays, but even a little over-indulging can have a big impact on your waistline.

An Austin business asked for help to make the holidays happy for some seniors. “Be a Santa to a Senior” is a program that gives gifts and company to lonely seniors.

Some families turn to Project HELP, which provides the basic tools for learning, but also helps during the holidays.

KVUE is proud to be teaming with Habitat for Humanity for the third year in a row to build a deserving family a new home for the holidays.