December 4, 2011
Christmas is a feast for the senses: the dazzling visuals, whether it’s nature’s own decorations or the one we hang in and out of doors, the aroma of pine needles mingling with cookies baking in the oven, and of course, the tastes of seasonal treats. But it’s the musical aspect that really brings Christmas to life. Whether it’s choral singing, caroling, orchestras or simply bells, Christmas delights the ears like no other holiday. I grew u…
Tags: best, Christmas, singers, songs, top, voices
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November 28, 2009
Here is an article that my brother wrote that expresses the sentiments of many people I know includng myself: When Christmas was the Holiday By Peter DeMartini These are the ramblings of an old man who was having trouble sleeping one night and feels he should say something about the way this Country is changing. This old man doesn’t particularly like the changes. When did it become politically correct for big department stores, corporations, and…
Tags: Christmas, Peter DeMartini, Politically Correct
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December 24, 2011
The Birth of Christ. The Real Reason for Christmas It is said every year; the commercialization of Christmas is terrible. Personally, I do not buy into that philosophy that somehow giving gifts is evil and refraining from celebrating Christmas is not much different from how Scrooge celebrated Christmas. For many, Christmas is representative of the greed that consumes modern day America. Somehow to participate in Christmas is to be materialist…
Tags: Charles Dickens, Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge, Tom Donelson
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December 7, 2009
I thought I’d take a break this month from the normal political rhetoric and do a couple of articles about the holidays we are about to celebrate. I think over the centuries the real meanings and “founders of the feast” have been blurred and all but forgotten by the bright lights and holiday rush we all have become a part of. So let’s slow down for a moment and see where and how this all began. Today’s article will deal with Christmas. The ori…
Tags: Christmas, Holiday Season, Religion
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December 24, 2009
Well, it’s Christmas Eve and another year is almost over. Today we Republicans got a small Christmas present: Alabama Congressman Parker has switched parties and joined the GOP. We also got a small slap in the face as the Senate finally passed their version of the Health Care Bill. But now, is not really the time for politics. It’s Christmas. So, with deepest apologies to Clement Moore and Dr….
Tags: Christmas, Congressman Parker
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December 25, 2011
Well, it’s Christmas Eve. God has looked favorably upon me and granted me one more year, one more Christmas with those I love. Every day that I awake, I am proud to say that I am a MSA survivor. I will continue this way of thinking until I can think no more. There have been lots of changes this year for me, significant health changes for me as well as Susan, a new place to live, and last but certainly not least my retirement from Fairborn Cit…
Tags: Christmas, Fairborn Ohio, Fairborn Ohio City Council, Frank Cervone, MSA, Multiple System Atrophy
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November 23, 2011
The Snider Plaza Christmas tree was lit during a holiday celebration Sunday night amidst food and entertainment. “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.” Wait a minute…Christmas is still over a month away, yet I see garland on banisters, white lights on houses and attended the tree lighting in Snider Plaza on Sunday with a peppermint mocha in hand. Isn’t there a holiday that comes in-between Halloween and Christmas? Gro…
Tags: Christmas, commercial holiday, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day Parade, what happened to Thanksgiving
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December 25, 2009
It is finally Christmas Day. This is the day that we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is a day that we use to celebrate all of the good things in humanity. It is a day that we pray that the bad things will all go away. It is a day to celebrate with family and a day that every Christian child in the world waits for. On this day, let us think about the military protecting our country both inside a…
Tags: Christmas, Religion
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December 23, 2008
Let me start this column by wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope all of you get through these hard economic times and that this Christmas season brings you joy, peace and happiness. May you all have a wonderful and prosperous 2009. We will all get through this and come out stronger just like we did after the Great Depression. Now for the politics: I am afraid. As stated in one of my earlier columns, it seems that President Bush is goi…
Tags: socialism
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December 21, 2009
The Saturday before Christmas was a very good day. It was the day that my youngest son was flying home from the University of North Texas, where he studies jazz. We’ve been very proud of Cameron’s academic career as an excellent musician playing both the stand up and electric bass. Even though he just started college as freshman, his knowledge of jazz history and his ability to interpret and play very complex jazz compositions is im…
Tags: Barney Frank, Christmas, Patriotism
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