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Christmas Without Christ

Spread good cheer always but join the growing number of people who take the time to remember what this special day is really about.

(CLEVELAND) - As we celebrate Christmas this year, let us remember the reason for celebrating this special holiday. Consider that the day is held to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ who lived among us to make the world a better place.

Consider the children who need your help in this world and never forget the difference you can make for others if you set your mind and heart to it. People are capable of extraordinary things.

A Holiday Message from Veterans Today

Veterans Today exists to end the unnecessary cycles of war.

(CINCINNATI) - The holidays are a time to remember what things are all about, why we are who we are, why we fight wars and why so many have sacrificed so much. It isn’t a time for blame, for envy, for recriminations.

Celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem, Palestine

The people of Palestine also celebrate. They need to, as any other people would need to celebrate.

(BETHLEHEM) - In this time of year, people around the world celebrate. They celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem Palestine.

They celebrate a birth that was meant to propagate a set of ideals to make the world a better place. 2010 years later, that same birthplace is plagued by a regime that practices the exact opposite of those ideals.

Bittersweet Season for the Obese: Holidays Bring Mixed Blessings

Those who endlessly ingest sweets in the name of festivity are indulging in first-class folly.

(SALEM, Ore.) - There an old maxim that states, "One man's bread is another man's poison". Regardless of your gender, this aptly applies to the Holiday Season which definitely proves a very mixed bundle of blessings.

Ingesting sweets can be bittersweet to good health. It can be the nutritional equivalent to shooting yourself in the foot, only the consequences are not quite as immediate. Self-inflicted wounds to oneself will surface.

Holidays at the Oregon Capitol Feature Choirs of Schoolkids

Pringle Elementary's choir was one of many that performed for visitors Friday at the Capitol.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An Oregon family tradition continues through December 23rd at the state Capitol. Choirs from schools throughout Oregon are appearing in the Rotunda, where the acoustics are especially unique for the unforgettable performances.

Three Leadership Lessons from Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer

Then all the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee, Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history!
Robert L. May

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - For many years, the story goes; Montgomery Ward department store in Chicago purchased and gave away coloring books as a promotional during the Christmas season.

In 1939, company executives wanted to do something that would both reduce costs and be new and different.

Wikileaks and The Tel Aviv Connection

Obama has behaved as anticipated by those who produced his presidency.

(TEMPE, Az.) - What is Tel Aviv to do now that it’s known Israelis and pro-Israelis ‘fixed’ the intelligence that induced the U.S. to war in Iraq?

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Con me consistently for six decades and the relationship is over, as is Israel’s credibility as a legitimate nation state.

HAPPY Thanksgiving

"Here my dear, take these pills ;and you'll get well. (In heaven or hell? I thought to myself...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - I passed out after a long hot get-over-my-cold bath last week.

I called my new "primary care" doc whom I've seen only once for less than 3 minutes - and left a message with his "medical assistant", a day later she returned my phone call and left a message on my machine, telling me to go to the hospital and I did.

Personal Goal Setting Entails Being a Visionary of Sorts

(SALEM, Ore.) - It's not quite yet the starting line for New Years Resolutions, this being only Thanksgiving Week 2010. But it is fast approaching yet another birthday and a time to chart out my future.

A dear friend from Portland recently termed me a "visionary" and my wife prodded me to reveal my future goals in whatever time on Earth still remains. Thus, I reflected and sorted out the pieces.

George Fox University presents annual Christmas concert

More than 130 student musicians will participate in event

(Newberg, Oregon) - George Fox University’s annual Christmas concert, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear!,” returns to campus Friday through Sunday, Dec. 10-12. All performances will be held in Bauman Auditorium on the university’s Newberg campus.