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ARTICLE · 04 DECEMBER 2017

What's On Your Holiday Wish List?

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We're sure the rush of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the endless holiday events over the next few weeks have got you thinking:

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We're sure the rush of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the endless holiday events over the next few weeks have got you thinking: what's on my wish list? If you could ask CalPecs Santa for anything, what would it be?

Your CalPecs editors are ready to ring in the New Year with an assortment of articles as mesmerizing as the ball drop in Times Square, but we'd like to know what YOU would like to see. If you have a hot topic of interest you've been mulling over with your cider, or a nagging issue popping up more than marshmallows in a cup of hot cocoa, please send it our way! We'll wrap your thoughts in a bow and address them in our posts for 2018.

Please help us bring joy to the world, and contact us here with your holiday wish!

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