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Annual Christmas trees to arrive at Missouri Governor's mansion Monday
(Local News ~ 11/30/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The 2019 Missouri Governor’s Mansion Christmas trees will arrive on Monday between 7 - 8 a.m. A portion of Madison Street will be closed during this time. The tree that will be displayed on the Mansion lawn is a 30-foot white pine donated by Mike and Ellen Hedgcoth of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Hedgcoth decided to donate their tree because it has become too large for their yard. The tree for the Mansion staircase is a 17-foot Norway spruce from Pea Ridge Forest in Hermann...
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It’s not a myth — we have a lot to celebrate
(Editorial ~ 11/30/19)
There are a lot of myths about our Thanksgiving holiday, from the clothing choices of the Pilgrims to the annual presidential pardon of a lucky turkey. Washington Post writer Valerie Strauss laid them out in 2016. The Pilgrims didn’t wear buckles on their shoes. There was a harvest feast in 1621 shared by the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag Indians and Squanto, but historians have said turkey and pumpkin pie likely weren’t on the menu...
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Reflecting on my family, Thanksgiving
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
As we observe the Thanksgiving holiday, it is a good time to reflect on the origin of this uniquely American tradition. It all starts with the Mayflower, the ship that brought the English pilgrims to the new world. My ancestor, John Billington, happened to be one of the passengers. ...
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Through Jesus we find our way to heaven
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
There are a lot of topics that I considered when preparing for this column, but I feel that the greatest topic is heaven. Not the place itself, but the way to heaven. In John Chapter 14, and Verse 6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me.”