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Be careful what you wish for this Christmas

My mom likes to tell of Depression-era years when her Christmas hopes maxed out at an orange or ...

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World is broken even during Christmas

The images out of Aleppo are simply heartbreaking. Bombed out neighborhoods. Fleeing civilians dragging suitcases. Injured and dead ...

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Why I almost had a meltdown at the post office

To the nice lady with the new hairdo who witnessed my near meltdown at the post office a ...

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May your days be ‘mary’ and filled with fishing line

M ost people stock up on things like plastic storage bags, baking supplies and paper products around the ...

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Opinion: Take care with ultimatums to determined wives

My husband loves me.  I know this because he told me as much the other day right before ...

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Attacks against Christians not a surprise

There’s an effort underway to label anyone who isn’t supportive of same-sex marriage rights as a bigot who ...

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O Christmas tree

The Horton Christmas tree has been purchased, erected and decorated. And by some miracle, nothing was broken or ...

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Thanksgiving and Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want”

In January 1941, against a backdrop of world war, “new order” and fascist dictatorships, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...

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Deer hunting can be a slog

It had been at least 10 years since I climbed into a tree stand before dawn. It’s been ...

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‘Loud and proud’ pink building is hard to ignore

The Jackson Women’s Health Organization building is painted a loud-and-proud pink and stretches across a corner of prime ...

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