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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Look out for dangerous flaws in holiday toys

Terri Dee, producer/reporter, Indiana News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   The National Retail Federation expects people will spend nearly $989 billion by the end of the year on holiday shopping, but the costs cannot compare to the injuries or deaths caused by unknowingly buying a faulty product. Many children’s toys are manufactured in countries like China and […]
Monday, December 19, 2011

Holiday Highlights: Gifts needed for special kids

We’re coming down to the wire for Christmas — with just a few more shopping days to the big holiday. Counseling4Kids, a mental health program, is collecting gifts for over 500 children in foster care and is still in need of donations.   “Oftentimes children in foster care receive very little during the holidays.  Foster parents often have several children in their home at […]
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Holiday Tidbits: Oprah’s All-Time Favorite Gifts

    Media Mogul/Talk Show Superstar Oprah Winfrey is well known for her generosity. Not only does she fund numerous charity ventures, she loves to give special gifts to individuals as well. The entertainer’s list of all-time favorite gifts is on her Oprah.com website here. Josh Groban’s Noël CD made the “O” list. Since its release in 2007, this collection of popular Christmas tunes has sold […]