Christmas Turnaround at Trenton 1776
Editorial reflects on Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas night 1776. Washington led 1 500 men across ice to Trenton in sleet and snow, trapping Hessians, capturing 900 plus, with minimal American casualties. The victory shifted the Revolutionary cause forward.
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Delaware River
George Washington
George Trevelyan
New York
Delaware
Washington
Ington
John Honeyman
Trenton
Johann Rall
McKonkey’s Ferry
Child of Bethlehem Reigns Triumphant Across Time
A veteran recounts enduring faith amid modern scrutiny, noting that archaeology and corrected calendars bolster biblical accounts. He cites 7 B.C. as the nativity window, a Bethlehem star interpretation, and Pilate’s Pilate cornerstone finds as signs that the Christmas story remains Giants of faith, place, and date resist eroding doubt.
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Millenia
Bethlehem
Christ
Holy Land
Dionysius Exiguus
Antioch
Cyrenius
Syria
Saturn
Jupiter
Pisces
Earth
Athantanes
Sippar
Babylon
Messsiah
Saurn
David
Jesus
Caesarea
Roma
Mediterranean
Pontius Pilate
Pilate
Harpenier
Nazareth
Child of Bethlehem
Lessons From Christmas Past on Vietnam Bombing
A reflection recalling the 1972 Christmas bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, arguing the episode served political aims rather than military need. It cautions against forgetting history, warns of secrecy and concentrated power, and calls for vigilance as a new administration takes office.
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Boston
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vietnam
Santayana
Congress
Henry Kissinger
United States
Saigon
Alexander Haig
Kissinger
U. S
U.S
Richard Nixon
Cambodia
Changing portrait of union members in modern labor
A shifting labor landscape shows white collar workers rising from 12 percent of 1956 union members to 24.3 percent by 1975 while government employee unionism grows, and nonprofit hospitals come under NLRB jurisdiction. The piece argues that public perception of militancy follows increased union activity and membership across diverse professions including nurses and teachers.
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Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Apl-C10
American Federation of School Administrators
National Labor Relations Act
NLRB
Federationist
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Syrian
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Les Whitten
Anthony Lewis
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman MH. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
Don Nutter
E. H. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lomas
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