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In my day (in curmudgeon voice) things were simple. Christmas time came. We asked Santa for stuff. Santa brought us stuff. We liked it. We loved it!!

First, it was the controversy over breast cancer screening. A government panel told us, earlier this week, to give up on the self-exams and the mammograms starting at age 40. Now, a group of doctors says that the annual test for cervical cancer is unnecessary.

We all know that getting around Boston isn't easy. I grew up in Massachusetts, live in Boston now and I still can't find my way around the Financial District... or Longwood... to name a few neighborhoods.

Get your game face on, ladies and gentleman. The holiday shopping season is about to begin. And it can be downright dangerous. Remember last year's death of a Long Island Wal-Mart worker? This year OSHA is even out with guidelines for retailers to make sure that shoppers are protected.

They whisper. They blush. They giggle. They howl at the Werewolf signing books. They bite their lip over the Vampire on the red carpet. They are young moms. They are as excited about the opening of New Moon as the tweens.

A computer glitch is causing major flight delays all over the East Coast. According to the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic controllers, a flight system developed a problem early Thursday morning which is affecting the computer system's ability to process flight plans electronically.

At the end of the day, state legislators end their formal session for the year, with a lot of business (bills on elderly driving, texting, health care payment reform) left unfinished. They’ll return in January.

The body of a Plymouth soldier found dead in Afghanistan last week was brought home on Wednesday.

Swine flu fearhas people taking all kinds of precautions. Some church goers won't shake hands. Kids playing soccer are told to give the "high elbow" instead of the high five