My 10 Fave Holiday Flicks from New Mexico News Service
A festive list ranks ten beloved Christmas films. From Scrooged to It's a Wonderful Life, the author blends personal picks with brief notes on cast and era, praising scenes and actors while tying selections to themes of love, faith, and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaching
Scrooged
Bill Murray
Carol Kane
Murray
Elizabeth Perkins
Dylan McDermott
Richard Attenborough
Mara Wilson
John Hughes
Santa
Perkins
Maureen O'Hara
Darren McGavin
Melinda Dillon
Peter Billingsley
Billingsley
McGavin
George C. Scott
Scott
Patton
Scrooge
John Payne
Edmund Gwenn
Natalie Wood
Gwenn
Kris Kringle
Mary Steenburgen
Harry Dean Stanton
Stanton
Steenburgen
Candy
Hughes
Ray Charles
Stephen Hawking
Jimmy Stewart
Donna Reed
Lionel Barrymore
Henry Travers
New Mexico News Service
Private firms set to launch Dragon capsule toward orbit
SpaceX plans to orbit the Dragon capsule from Hawthorne California as it moves toward a private spaceflight era. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 and has a NASA contract for 12 ISS resupply missions, with Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 rockets and plans to reduce costs. Virgin Galactic tech showcases suborbital flights as space tourism starts with the wealthy, then broadens.
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp
Spacex
Hawthorne
Calif
PayPal
Elon Musk
NASA
International Space Station
Orbital Sciences Corp
Mr. Musk
Mars
Vindication drama in Prop 8 appeal unfolds in San Francisco
In a San Francisco oral argument before a 9th Circuit panel, Chuck Cooper seeks vindication as judges challenge Ted Olson and David Boies. The panel questions authority to review Judge Walker’s trial findings, calling some “legislative facts” and noting the trial may be irrelevant to the merits.
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Charles Cooper
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Vaughn Walker
Walker
San Francisco
Cooper
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ted Olson
David Boies
Appeals Court
Olson
Boies
Stephen Reinhardt
Michael Hawkins
Doonesbury LETTER Policy Clarifies Submissions and Health Advice
Dear readers note letters require full name address and phone for verification and response. The Dr Gott column advises on muscle cramps from HCTZ and possible magnesium or alternative treatments, plus guidance on obtaining health reports. The second letter mentions a 4½ year old with developmental delay and low muscle tone seeking therapy.
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DR. Gott
P.O. Box
Wickliffe
Manuel Garcia Elected President Of Mountain View Mustang Band
Manuel Garcia elected president for 1985 86 at Mountain View Middle School Mustang Band. García son of Francisco and Mrs Garcia. cornet player. New officers include Chris Martinez vice president Theresa Gomez secretary and drum major Melanie Martinez seventh grade representative first lieutenant. Sheryl Shanor elected to Order of Omega Greek Honor Society. 1983 Goddard High School graduate, political science major, Pi Beta Phi at University of Michigan.
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Manuel Garcia
Mountain View Middle School
Mustang
Garcia
Francisco Garcia
Chris Martinez
Robert Martinez
Theresa Gomez
Luis Gomez
Melanie Martinez
Ernie Martinez
Sheryl Shanor
Order of Omega
Shanor
Stuart Shanor
Goddard High School
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
University of Michigan
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