Need more story ideas? Keep reading our blog. The front page of the Money section of the October 4, 2009, ‘Birmingham News’ featured a story from the Associated Press describing holiday trends for 2009. Here’s a reprint: http://www.wsmv.com/money/21196558/detail.html Sounds good, but it’s old news. We blogged about it in July, on the 29^th to be exact. Ok, Associated Press, if you are going to copy us, at least stay current.