Eden Prairie News is hosting its second annual holiday memories essay contest. Contest winners and honorable mentions will have their stories featured in the Dec. 26 issue of Eden Prairie News.

Like hundreds of thousands of other Brits, I'm currently counting down the days until we escape the misery of late winter for ...

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