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SideLines: Why we look back

It was the day after Christmas and all through the county, not a creature was stirring, not even a kid on a shiny, new sled – or so it seemed.

Over the years, people have asked me why newspapers and other media outlets usually run year-in-review reports at this time of year.

For the most part, there are a couple of good reasons.

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