LETTERS
      TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT To the editor: Now that the Festival of Trees is all packed away for another year, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the McMorrow family, Rick, Ursula and Ethan, for their amazing generosity.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      This column was started a few days before Christmas, with a 1,600-mile road trip ahead and lots of things to do before we left. Admittedly, Santa was a bit grumpy. In addition, the last few days seemed very quiet.
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YACK on: Happy Returns
Grant Sanders
      It's the day after Christmas and all around the island, people are cleaning up from the aftermath of gift giving and receiving. They are carting huge clear plastic bags of wrinkled wrapping to the trash bin. They are attempting to flatten untold cardboard cartons.
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