This weekend, many households across the country will set up their Christmas trees. About one-fifth of homes still put up and decorate a real tree each year. Almost half of U.S. households now use artificial trees to decorate for the holidays. Many of those trees do annual duty for many years, returning to attics and garages to wait for the next holiday season. The remaining homes do not use a tree for the holidays. China was the leading foreign source of artificial Christmas trees imported into the U.S. for the first nine months of last year, about $80 million worth. You can find current data on the country’s economy by downloading the new “America’s Economy” mobile application at <www.census.gov/mobile>.
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I contributed my small, artificial Christmas tree to the domestic violence family shelter last year. I didn’t think to check out what nation it was produced in but I loved its plentiful lights in the tiny branches for about 15 years before I decided someone else deserved it. I can’t kill a real tree for my personal enjoyment, since I love trees in general. I know our Christmas Tree growers deserve a return for their love and diligence and wish I could purchase one that would keep on growing. Alas, I lack the space for a beautiful blue spruce to thrive. I will have no tree this year, real or artificial. I do, however, hope that my tiny, old artificial tree still lights up some child’s life. Meanwhile, I know that Christmas is not a tree but a birth worth always remembering; one that will never dim or die.
Another night of mailbox bashing in our city.
It would seem to me that the police Dept. could use an unmarked car and do a few turns around in the part of the city where this occurs. They might grab some of these vandals. It’s not rocket science. Restitution would be a help to taxpayers who are getting older having to replace boxes–plus couldn’t it be considered a federal offense???
Yes, it has gone on for years–but it isn’t just “mischief”–its vandalism.
it would appear that the pseudo mailpersons have been apprehended
I hope you are right mingo–wonder if the Dispatch will report that it even occurred?