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Last year, the Consumer Federation of America and the Credit Union National Association found that 12 percent of people said they were planning to spend more during the holidays than in the previous year. That number was up from 8 percent in 2011. This year, help reverse this trend and plan on spending less and saving more. Here are five ways to cut back on your holiday spending this year:

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the incandescent light bulb, movie camera, and phonograph, is quoted as having said, “I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.”

Carol Shelton is finding that those words apply to education as well, turning the work of rote learning into fun activities for her students. 

The retired LaRue County Middle School science teacher is introducing students identified as gifted and talented to aspects of engineering, acoustical engineering and mechanical engineering.  

LaRue County is covered by a tornado watch alert issued by the National Weather Service.

The watch is scheduled to be in effect until 2 a.m. EDT Friday. The initial Kentucky watch zone has been expanded to the east and now covers more than half the state, including Hardin and all adjacent counties.

The area also is part of a wind advisory. Steady winds of 40 mph have been recorded and are expected to continue until midnight or later, according to forecasters.