Aluminum Christmas Trees Nostalgia Thrives

Millicent Jordan vividly recalls the first aluminum Christmas tree she ever purchased. She was 22 years old when she saw the sad-looking little silver tree at a garage sale. “It was marvelous,” says Jordan, 38, of Forest Hill. “It came with a rotating color wheel that changed the hue of...

Christmas in Santa Claus, Indiana

The southern Indiana community known as Santa Claus, tucked into the scenic Ohio River Valley, acquired its distinctive name in 1852. It had struggled mightily with its lack of identity and the subject came up again after a church service on Christmas Eve. According to local legend, churchgoers stayed on for...

Retailers Who Might Choose Bankruptcy Before Christmas

Conventional wisdom dictates that retailers on the brink use peak holiday shopping periods to raise much needed cash before opting for bankruptcy. But in these days of stalled credit a few firms are rumored to be toying with the bankruptcy option before Christmas. Credit ratings have dropped and anxious...

PCs Could Be VERY Inexpensive This Christmas

PC RETAILERS are having to cut prices and do deals over the next few months if they do not want to be stuck with shedloads of left-over inventory this Christmas, analysts have warned. Computer sales didn’t live up to expectations over the summer and analysts predict shoppers will cut spending even more...

Creating Christmas Comics — Part 3 (or Dat’s de FAQ, Jack!)

By George Broderick, Jr. Welcome to the third in a series of articles talking about Cool Yule Christmas Comics. In the first installment, I talked about some of the hows and whys that led me to want to produce holiday comics year round. In part two, I blathered on about some of the daily “nuts and bolts”...