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Is Santa Claus real? You bet he is! Well, sort of anyway. The image that we know and love so well actually dates back to a real person in the 3rd century. Nicolas was the son of very wealthy parents who died suddenly due to an epidemic. He was raised by his uncle who was a Greek Priest in the country of Myra, which is modern day Turkey. His uncle had a vision that his nephew would spread joy to people and his vision turned out to be right.
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May your Christmas and New Year’s holiday be filled with slow days and relaxing, refreshing, and re-energizing rest!
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Last night I attended The Examiner Christmas party. As is the custom, publisher Ana Cosino shared some heartfelt comments about The Examiner’s triumphs and challenges of 2021, its future and about her “newspaper family.”
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Humorist Will Rogers famously said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” What a declaration and a testament to a man who is much more tolerant than I am!
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One of the best blessings of Thanksgiving 2021 was setting another place at the table for my future son-in-law, Daniel. Besides being patient, ruggedly handsome and a just all-around great guy, his manly presence offset the varying levels of estrogen in the kitchen. But so much of Thanksgiving is about tradition and we were about to find out if Daniel would embrace ours.
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The Thanksgiving story that you have been told about the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, met the friendly local Indians and had a big feast with them is a story that has been told and retold to the point that it has risen to the status of an American legend. If you want to keep this version of the story as you like it, read no further. The facts of this event do not line up with the story we have all been told. Here is a brief summary of what really happened.
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That is the theme song from my current favorite Aussie show on Acorn, Bed of Roses, and I can’t get the lyrics and melody out of my head! Given this is a Thanksgiving week column, I should be listing my many blessings but instead I’ll give you a little heads up - if you haven’t experienced your own bed of nails, you will. No one escapes this life unscathed making those roses moments even sweeter.
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When it comes to our children having to wear masks, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said back in May that “Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices.” And with that, he issued an executive order prohibiting any Texas school from requiring masks of its teachers, parents, staff, students or visitors.
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