Government
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All I Want for Christmas is Youuu — to Recycle!

| 10:55 AM

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The Holiday Season “presents” us all with one of the biggest recycling opportunities of the entire year. With all the gifts, wrapping paper, cards — and even the tree — there is a lot of stuff to “re-gift” to our earth and the future, rather than tossing it into the trash and our landfills. Here are some tips!

Environment
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Tips to Have a Happy Sustainable Holiday Season

| 10:13 AM

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There may be no more challenging time of the year to be green and “sustainable,” than the Holiday Season. But you can do it. You can be green, leave a smaller carbon footprint, and conserve our environment and resources and have a great Holiday Season. Here are some tips!

Government

County Releases Annual Report Highlighting Work With Community

| 9:03 AM

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The County released its Annual Report Wednesday, highlighting its work with the community and other local government agencies and organizations toward a vision of a just, sustainable and resilient future for all.

Consumer
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Remember All You Santa Clauses, Don’t Pack a Pest

| 10:18 AM

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The Holiday Season is one of the busiest shipping times of the year, with gifts riding and flying all over the country. If you’ll be sending shipments or bringing home gifts from travels, just remember, forego dangerous hitchhikers — do not pack a pest!

Consumer
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Holiday Shopping Begins, Remember to Double-Check Your Receipts

| 8:53 AM

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Here come the holidays; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing. That means it’s time to remember to always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.

Consumer
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It’s Thanksgiving, Take Our Annual Cook-Safely Quiz!

| 11:32 AM

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Thanksgiving! It’s the Oscars, the Super Bowl, the biggest, feast-i-est day of the year. And you don’t want to serve up heaping platefuls of salmonella, listeria or other dangerous bacteria. Take our annual safe-cooking quiz to stay safe and shine like the chef you are.

Families

The Holiday Season is back and so is Toys for Tots at 5 County Airports

| 9:45 AM

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The holiday season is back; Santa’s on his way. And you can get some of that Santa joy by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy in a Toys for Tots donation box at one of five County airports for local children.