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Cheering Hamas on campus, too uneducated to grasp how grotesque that is

In German-occupied Poland on a November day in 1942, a Jewish woman carrying a baby realizes an SS…

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TV news puts its trust in women

Apple TV’s “The Morning Show,” which recently ended its third season, offers a melodramatic mishmash of media and…

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Reflections on retirement

By the time you read this, I’ll be officially retired as a full-time employee of the Thomas County…

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Peace on Earth, Good will toward Men

I have friends and family on both sides of many issues. Each side feels strongly about their own…

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The meaning of Christmas

Monday is Christmas Day, one of the two most important days of the year (Easter is the other).…

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Immanuel, God with us

The gift of someone’s presence can be an amazing thing. I can think of two examples in my…

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Canine assistants proof that going to the dogs is a good thing

You’ve heard the old saying that things are going to the dogs. After talking to Jennifer Arnold, we…

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What can the nativity teach us?

The right place at the right time.” I realize that not everyone recognizes Jesus Christ as the Son…

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Seeing Christmas through the eyes of children

The news business is never really “slow.” We may have a slow news day, but never a whole…

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Root causes of lower learning

We are constantly told how necessary it is to find the“root causes” of everything, from crime, to illegal…