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5 Things: What You Need To Know For Dec. 23
We know you're gearing up for the holiday weekend, but here's some information you may want to know before you go.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but before you head over to grandmother's house or completely log off your computer, take these tidbits of information with you.
1. If you're sticking around town, you may want to know if your trash will be collected, so find out in .
2. Is your house decorated for the holidays? Or do you have a neighbor that goes all out? Then enter our Deck the House contest and if you or your neighbors win, Prince George's County Public Schools will get $100,000. The runners-up will get their electric bill paid for the month of December. What do you have to lose?
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3. Friday's weather: 52 degrees and partly cloudy.
4. Did your kids write a letter to Santa? Send us a scanned copy of your child's letter and we'll publish it over the weekend. Send entries to sonia@patch.com by Friday at 5 p.m.
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5. Did you read the ? What do you think about the numbers being down? Do you feel safer?
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