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Focus Encore: Why give gifts?
We spend a lot of time thinking about and planning for gifts we give around the holidays. Why?
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Raising the perfect tree
Many of us only think about Christmas trees and Christmas tree farms around the holiday season, but for some, it’s a year-round business.
![Families board the Polar Express on Dec. 6, 2013 in Monticello, Ill.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/26051/polarexpress131213__medium.jpg)