Only Half of Christmas Shopping is Completed

Here we are a week before Christmas — and we’re not even half done with our shopiing. In a survey released Wednesday, the National Retail Federation said the average person had completed just 46.7% of their holiday shopping by the second week of December. That’s slightly less than the 47.1%...

The Christmas Truck

Here is Christmas decorating done right — red-neck style! Central Iowa has had many versions of the Christmas truck over the last 25 years. Here’s how it began. Kris Marshall was carrying a generator and some Christmas lights to his church in his $50 used truck. Much like peanut butter and...

The 12 Days of Christmas Costs a Little More This Year

Christmas will be only modestly more expensive this year, according to a study out Monday, as prices for everything from partridges to pear trees declined in the weak economy. The total cost to buy all of the items named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” song increased by just 0.9% this year to...