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As you watch the advertisements and do your shopping, I'm sure you've seen gifts ideas that made you think, "Please don't buy me that."  Tell us which gifts they were.

We are less than 20 days away from Christmas, and the retail industry is still abuzz over much improved sales over 2011. This week I visited several stores to get my Christmas shopping started.  All of the store employees I talked to all said business was staying brisk this year. It got me to thinking; when you go holiday shopping, what city do you like to go shopping in?

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On Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself. Now his team wants to recognize him, but what is the right way to do it? Is there one?

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Every year, we are bombarded with Christmas music. It is everywhere and takes many forms.  Music in elevators, in stores, on television and yes, on the radio.

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Which Christmas songs annoy you the most?  Tell us in our survey!

My wife and I are just moved to Sedalia this last summer, and we'll be spending our first Christmas in Sedalia this year. We're having family visiting for the holiday, and we're looking forward to spending time with them, but I was hoping we could take them out on Christmas Day and actually do something, rather than just bum around the house all day.

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What is there to do with family on Christmas day in Sedalia?  What businesses are open?  Are there any fun events happening?  Tell us what's going on around town!

I was talking with Sammy Kershaw this morning about Christmas gifts.  We were reminiscing about the time when we had to put actual thought into the presents we bought for people.  We had to pay attention to their likes and dislikes and find the gift that would tell them that we cared enough to know they would enjoy having that item.  Today we seem to be all about cash and gift cards.  Those items seem very impersonal to me.  Giving them seems to say "I don't know anything about you, but you're on my Christmas list. So here ya go."

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I've heard of other gifts actually causing arguments between couples.  Generally the man would buy the wrong thing, or worse: the wrong size!  We (males) are inherently bad at gift giving.  Let's face it

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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