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Greeson: Back to school means we need to get back to what’s important

Back to school.

That’s where Hamilton County students are headed this morning.

Back to school.

For businesses, the “back-to-school” tag generates as much across-the-board buying as anything this side of Santa Claus coming to town.

photo Jay Greeson

According to national reports, back-to-school shopping topped the $75 billion mark this year – a figure that seems to show we care more about what our students wear than just about anything else.