Getting into the Christmas spirit
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD [email protected] A friend is getting into the Christmas spirit by not getting into the Christmas spirit. He will work Christmas Day, he will not participate in gift…
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Senate review 11-22-2023
By Sen. GEORGE BURNS As we approach the season of gratitude and reflection, Thanksgiving stands as a cornerstone of American culture, inviting us to pause, appreciate, and give thanks for…
The Thanksgiving proclamation
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD The Thanksgiving Proclamation was first read publicly by Abraham Lincoln while the Civil War was raging and the nation uncertain of its outcome. The document is worth…
Support live, local music 11-14-2023
By TERRY JOE WILES “Music to me is like breathing. I don’t get tired of breathing, I don’t get tired of music”. – Ray Charles Ya can’t get too much…
On Thankfullness
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD Thanksgiving was established as a National holiday by Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation on October 3, 1863—the middle of the Civil War. The holiday was to be observed…