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    Does the Christmas Card Have a Future?

    Are you getting fewer Christmas cards this year than you used to? What about cards wishing "Happy Holidays" or "Happy New Year?"  If you think the numbers are going down, you're not alone.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Are you getting fewer Christmas cards this year than you used to? What about cards wishing "Happy Holidays" or "Happy New Year?" If you think the numbers are going down, you're not alone. Kate Julian is an editor at Slate.com and, after polling the staff at that online magazine, she wrote a column sub-titled, "Our mailboxes are practically empty."

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      Warren Olney

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Sonya Geis

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      Kate Julian

      Editor, Slate

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    Explosion in Domestic Intelligence Gathering
    1. 0:00Rome Parcel Bombs Raise Terror Fears in Europe
    2. 7:17Fighting Terror and Protecting Civil Liberties
    3. 44:38Does the Christmas Card Have a Future?You’re reading this
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