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There's no place like home for the holidays. But if it's Hollywood's depiction, you might want to head for the hills instead especially if your relatives happen to be at home when you arrive.

Oh, the holidays: A time for tacky sweaters, holiday parties and presents. This season, students are beginning to look over their gift lists wondering if the nation's joblessness and extreme stock market lows will affect their upcoming holiday shopping.

While manufacturing is still on the scrap heap and retailers look toward the holidays with extreme pessimism because of woeful worldwide economic conditions, gambling continues to be the major growth industry around Buffalo.

The holidays can be the toughest part of the year for a family who has lost someone. Counselors tell us families are torn between celebrating at parties, and the extreme sadness they feel.

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Catherine Deneuve stars in "A Christmas Tale," directed by Arnaud Desplechin.

College students Natalie and Robert Kelly are forgoing their annual Christmas trip home to Utah this year because of the shaky economy and higher airfares.

A little money and a shoebox can make the holidays special for kids in rough circumstances. Operation Christmas child is underway in our area. It is an effort to collect shoe boxes filled with tiny gifts and hygiene items that go to kids in areas of war, natural disaster and extreme poverty.

Throughout the year I have reviewed some of the best and worst fitness DVDs to hit the market. Unfortunately, roughly only 12 of my reviews actually make it to print. That leaves hundreds of noteworthy DVDs behind.With the holidays quickly approaching, I decided to share with you my personal favorites to spare you the heartache of buying or receiving workouts that don't work. Here, then are ...

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A consumer safety group releases its annual list of the "10 Worst Toys" for this holiday season.

WARRNAMBOOL traffic police will be at the forefront of statewide efforts to reduce the road toll during the summer holidays. Senior Sergeant Louise Bryant said a number of initiatives were bein...