Inside Opinion » Christmas Cheer http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion What's on the minds of Tacoma News Tribune editorial writers Mon, 20 May 2013 01:27:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Wishing you had a Merry Christmas http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2010/12/27/wishing-you-had-a-merry-christmas/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2010/12/27/wishing-you-had-a-merry-christmas/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:34:23 +0000 Brian O'Neill http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/?p=11539 Did you have a Merry Christmas? I suppose that answer depends on your point of view.

If you’re a retail corporation then you certainly did. Economists predict a very healthy shopping season, up at least 3-4 % locally and as much as 5% nationally over last year. Not bad for a legal entity that lacks even Ebeneezer’s shred of a soul. I say good for you.

If you’re a soldier spending Christmas night deployed in a volatile area, it is possible you did not. I can only hope you were warm and surrounded by friends. May you be home soon.

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