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1 "Open the bay window and dump that load of topsoil in the living room." Ron Camarata states that the latest Yuletide trend is live evergreens in the home. He cautions that they must be potted and are difficult to keep alive.
2 "You're taking me downtown? I thought Christmas was the time for giving!" Philip Murray reports that retailers have seen a thirty per cent increase in shoplifting this holiday season.
3 Has the cold war dropped a few more degrees? Robert Dull reports that the "Soviet Disunion" still has thirty thousand nuclear weapons. The situation overseas is unstable, unpredictable, and something we should be concerned about.
4 Interactive instructional television has tremendous potential for all students Robert Hardman states that interactive instructional television began in higher education, primarily at the community college level, and moved very rapidly into the high school setting. It is moving more slowly into the elementary level.
5 Maybe we didn't hit the jackpot after all. Ken McCormick reports that gambling establishments in Iowa are not getting as many customers. One reason could be the over-saturated market.
6 Move over Scrooge and the Grinch--We've got new holiday favorites. Lucille Lettow shares a list of her favorite holiday books