Editorial

Thurber’s tail: How not to name a puppy

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F riends turned on friends.

TV tosses tinsel on 158 holiday films

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W hen it comes to sappy holiday movies, you either scorn them as you would another pair of reindeer-themed socks, or you eagerly binge on offerings such as “My Southern Family Christmas,” produced by Hallmark and described thusly: “Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time — without him ever knowing who she really is. … Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father — a decision that will change their family Christmas forever.”

I heard the bells on Christmas Day

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they were here to harvest the forests, and on Sundays, they worshipped together.

Hope is all we have

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I’ m filled with a renewed sense of hope all of the sudden.

A real example at Christmas

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G etting to know people who are persecuted for their religious faith is lifechanging. To meet people whose everyday life involves the real possibility that they might be kidnapped, tortured or killed simply because they are Christian, Yazidi or Uyghur Muslim gives you a whole new perspective.

New study indicates tomatoes help with gut health

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Don’t let your tree kill you this year

As you deck the halls this holiday season, it is important to be fire smart. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a small fire spreads to a Christmas tree can grow large very quickly.

US ecological footprint confronts the border crisis

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A sk the millions of migrants who have either entered the United States or are lined up at the border what motivated their journeys, and all will answer that they’re in pursuit of the proverbial better life.

TODAY IN HISTORY

- The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, authorizing prohibition of alcohol, is approved by the US congress and sent to the states for ratification

Christmas lights: A judgmental guide

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O ne of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970’s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack – again. There was something magical about a familiar evening landscape transformed to a radiant wonderland at the expense of someone’s lumbar spine.