Christmas feast memories and giving spirit shared
A family recounts Christmas breakfast and dinner favorites from gingerbread cookies to monkey bread and candied pecans, plus heavy holiday treats at work. The piece highlights leftovers, community food programs, and a call to ongoing generosity to help those in need.
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Mom
A.J
Alex
Karen
Dad
Salvation Army
Bluefield Union Mission
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Human Service
Wise Men Visit Baby Jesus Gift Scene
A fragment from a Bluefield newspaper page shows the biblical account of the Nativity. Magi arrive with precious gifts for Mary and the infant, presenting gold frankincense and myrrh as they worship him.
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Mary
Is There a Santa Claus in The Sun 1897 Editorial
The famous New York Sun editorial to Virginia O Hanlon asserts belief in Santa Claus. It defends faith over skepticism, declaring Santa exists as surely as love and generosity, and that unseen wonders endure beyond what is seen.
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New York Sun
Santa Claus
Friends of the Sun
Papa
Virginia
Local and state representatives contact list for McDowell and Mercer counties
As of January 1 2015 contact details are provided for local commissioners in McDowell and Mercer counties including Commission Presidents Gordon Lambert and Mike Vinciguerra with phone lines and street addresses. United States Senators and House members for West Virginia Virginia and Virginia with official offices and Washington DC office addresses and phone numbers are listed along with a toll free line for Virginia residents.
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Mercer County
Commission
Mike Vinciguerra
Greg Puckett
Gene Buckner
Obama Ryan could spur poverty aid across parties
The piece speculates on a rare bipartisanship to fight poverty, praising Bush for Housing First and urging Obama to test what works. It notes Ryan’s plan to consolidate welfare funds for work incentives, with third party evaluation, and highlights援 signs of potential collaboration, plus calls for negotiation and broader GOP support.
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George W. Bush
Bush
Barack Obama
Obama
Ron Haskins
Brookings Institution
Heritage Foundation
David Muhlhausen
Paul Ryan
House
Haskins
Ryan
White House
GOP
Bill Clinton
Republican Congress
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Daily Telegraph
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Samantha Perry
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
Virginia O’hanlon
West Ninety-Fifth Street
McDowell County Commission
Gordon Lambert
Harold McBride
Cecil
Patterson
Wyoming Street
Welch
Main Street
Princeton
U.S. Senate
Joe Manchin
D-W.va
Hart Senate
Washington DC
Shelley More Capito
R-W-Va
Rayburn
Tim Kaine
D-Va
Washington, D.C
Russell Senate
Mark Warner
Washington, DC
Thean
Jay Ambrose
Oising
Tribune News Service
Speaktojay
Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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