Stories from Saturday, November 24, 2012

The Associated Press KENNETT, Mo. (AP) - A southeastern Missouri man accused of killing a 3-year-old girl who wandered into his yard has had his trial postponed. Shawn Morgan, of Senath, had been scheduled to go on trial Dec. 10 in Dunklin County Circuit Court. The Daily Dunklin Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/SU0t0F ) the case has been taken off the docket, but no new trial date has been set...

It may be a little difficult for us to catch the true spirit of Thanksgiving, having been blessed with a great Christian heritage (which some despise today), an abundance of natural resources and the freedom to worship God. It is so easy to take all these things for granted. The Pilgrims called a day of thanksgiving to thank God for a small harvest and for their survival, for over half of their number had died within the past year...