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Taking thankful stock at the end of the year

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Taking thankful stock at the end of the year

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

By the time you read this, the publisher and editor of these newspapers will be bound for the East Coast to spend the holidays with family and friends.

VODA BETH GRADINE

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Christmas Trees and Decorations

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Most of you have your Christmas tree and the rest of your house decorated. When did you start decorating? When I was a kid at my parent’s home, we put our real Christmas tree up about a week to ten days before Christmas. My stocking was the only extra decoration that was put up.

The 501

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The 501

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

HANABA MUNN WELCH 2023 drones Word association test: Drone. Did you think of a honeybee, specifically one of those lazy bees with nothing to do but hang out with the queen bee? Probably not. An unmanned aircraft flew into your thoughts. Am I right? Not to overlook the verb drone.

Thanksgiving—for all the ‘nevers’ in my life

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Thanksgiving—for all the ‘nevers’ in my life

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Ihavenevergonehungry. Ihavenevergonewithout water, either for consumption or cleaning or cooking. I have never had to seek safety in a bomb shelter or a safe room. In my six decades, not once have I been treated differently duetomyskincolor.

Thanksgiving dinner prices

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Thanksgiving dinner prices

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

All we have heard this year is how much everythingcostscomparedtoafewyearsago. This is Thanksgiving week, and time to cook a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Let’s look back through the years to compare the cost of some of the groceries we have bought at the store for our Thanksgiving meal.

The 501

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The 501

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

COMMENTARY HANABA MUNN WELCH Raise your hand if you think you might be neurotic. Raise your other hand if you don’t know what it means. It’s a crazy word. As a child, I wondered what it meant when my mother said it. Now my husband says it. I’m still wondering. ExceptIlookeditup,soIsortofknow.

STRATEGIES As most turkey preparations are characterized by delicate flavors and textures, a Pinot Noir red wine such as King Estate Inscription Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2021especially a succulent turkey sandwich on the morning after Thanksgiving | COURTESY PHOTO

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Thanksgiving Strategies

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Thanksgiving is the greatest ofallthefood-centeredholidays. July Fourth is hot dogs and beer. Christmas is sugar highs and multitudinous distractions. New Years is about regrets in the cold, harsh light of the next morning.

A TURKEY ROULADE PLATTER a fancy name and alternative to serve a Thanksgiving turkey. ANGELINA LA RUE PHOTO

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Turkey Roulade

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Most of us want to uphold our family traditions, serving a similar Thanksgiving menu, year after year. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy adding something a little different to the table, occasionally. Each year, my family discusses how we will prepare the turkey. Will we use a brine?

FROM MY DESK

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FROM MY DESK

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

We’re less than six days away from Thanksgiving, and it’s time to kick it into high gear. I get the honor of making the dressing! Yes, it is dressing, not stuffing, and yes, it is an honor. I will pass the recipe on soon enough. We divide our time with our respective families now.

LIVING & COMMUNITY By Grace Through Faith PASTOR GENELL KNISLEY

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Slowing down with Jesus!

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Sometimes we just read a verse from Scripture too quickly! Life certainly seems to be going by faster and faster. I’ve decided to start slowing down as I read the Bible! Jesus said, “As the Father Loved Me, I also have Loved you; abide in My Love.” John 15:9.

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