ajc.com 2008 Holiday Guide
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Find the perfect tree
Do you normally purchase your tree after Thanksgiving? Use our map to find a vendor.
Entertaining
Stuffing vs. dressing?
Is there a meaningful difference between Thanksgiving stuffings and dressings? It depends.
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Gifts that give back
Want this year's gifts to be meaningful? Check out gifts that keep on giving.
Year in ReviewChannel sponsored by Atlanta Ballet
Laugh with Luckovich
Who says politics is boring? Certainly not AJC cartoonist Mike Luckovich. Pick his best of 2008.
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Retail is risky business in restless timesRobert Klenberg looked for 10 years for a second location for his quirky, family-owned five-and-dime, Richard's Variety Store. HDTV bargains abound; here's a buying guide
Many of you will make 2009 a picture-perfect year with a new television. Two forces — the gift-giving season and the switch to digital for broadcast television — mean some holdouts will finally move to HDTV.
Entertaining
How to plan your Thanksgiving dinnerSometime next week, America will again fall prey to its annual pandemic of cooking anxiety. Thanksgiving is coming! Are you ready?
• Your fool-proof Thanksgiving checklist
A simple Thanksgiving menu
Whether you are a pro in the kitchen or a novice, somehow the thought of cooking for a Thanksgiving crowd makes many of us weak in the knees. Expectations are at an all-time high, and planning the meal so everything is ready at the same time can be a logistical nightmare. That said, the rewards for pulling off this feat without aid of takeout are great —- and not nearly as daunting as it may seem, if you have a good plan. Hot lines to holiday help
Toll-free hot lines and Web sites offer answers to cooking and food-safety questions for the holidays.
Your holidays
Having a 'Green Thanksgiving' in AtlantaWhat? You already use gourds to snazz up your Thanksgiving table? Delta's famed attendant, others offer travel packing tips
You can almost hear the finger wag in her voice as Delta Airlines flight attendant Katherine Lee describes the bag. Travel preparation and packing tips
The Well Organized Woman, Claire Kurtz, is a certified personal assistant who helps men and women increase their quality of life through organization and timesaving techniques. Here are her tips for peaceful and stressful travel preparation and packing. The holiday season has a soundtrack for any occasion
Sure, summer always has a soundtrack, but it's the holiday season that seems saturated with music. There are even radio stations that convert to all Christmas all of the time once the Thanksgiving turkey is put away.
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Fun things to do Thanksgiving weekendNEW YORK — Stuck at home Thanksgiving weekend? You don't have to travel to New York's Rockefeller Center to enjoy ice skating or see the Rockettes. Holiday train rides, Christmas shows, lighting displays and outdoor winter fun like ice skating and skiing all begin in late November in many localities. Here are some details. City sacks Santa display
Santa won't be waving to the children of Bay City, Mich., this year — at least, not the giant illuminated Santa that used to perch on a downtown rooftop.
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Best of Luckovich 2008: MayJourney back through 2008 with AJC's Pulitizer Prize winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich. 2008 deaths: May
Our photo gallery tribute remembers those who passed away this year.
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