Christmas turns surreal to the sacred in holiday reflections
An editorial contrasts national chaos during Christmas with sacred observance. It notes impeachment talks and Baghdad bombing briefly, then highlights Christmas music at Jessye Norman's Augusta concert and festive lights in Aiken Hopelands Rye Patch. It honors volunteers and two city figures while urging peace and generosity.
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U. S
Baghdad
House of Representatives
Jesus
Augusta
Hopelands
Rye Patch
City of Aiken
Joan Tower
Friends of Hopelands and
Roland Windham
Aiken
Couchton First Baptist Church
Couchton
Faith and small deeds echo through Washington season
In Washington Union Station a lone saxophonist plays Christmas carols with fevered intensity while passersby offer little coin. The piece contrasts public ritual and faith with urban vanities, arguing faith shines in small acts of giving and volunteering during the holidays.
Christmas Lie Reveals Family Holiday Plan and Cancer Struggles
A copy editor from the Aiken Standard admits lying about Christmas plans to surprise his parents. He explains his mother’s active cancer, the effort to bring Melanie and Marianne to Las Vegas for the holiday, and the hope that the reunion aids his parents’ spirits amid pain and treatment.
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Clinton
Slick Willie
Melanie
Ano Ner
Marianne
Las Vegas
Lord
Nice
Mom
Tammy
Gerry
Blair
Mel
Jim
Iraq
Kwanzaa myths and basics explained by Akilah Monifa
A summary of common questions about Kwanzaa including origins in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, seven day focus, kinara symbolism, colors red green and black, non religious nature, public perception and inclusivity for whites, with 18 million celebrating and the Sivers quote I am because we are.
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Maulena Karenga
California State Long Beach
Karenga
United States Postal Service
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Ellen C. Priest
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Akilah Monifa
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