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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 4 ~ Drop-in Visits, Shocking Announcements, and ‘News You Can Use’

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

As we’ve been making our journey back in time in our Christmas Story Revisited series, it appears that our current Christmas Day has been

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 3 ~ Oh Little Hometown of Bethlehem

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

It’s hard to believe that we’re at week 3 of our Revisiting the Christmas Story series for 2024. And it’s difficult to approach this week’s session without thinking about

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 2 ~ Nazareth to Bethlehem

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

In last week’s edition, we were ‘re-introduced’ to Mary, the most uniquely blessed woman in human history, and found her to be quite different from 

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

     AS the Christmas season approached last year, we invited our readers to join us in making a mental journey back to 1st Century Israel. Our intention was to

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What’s Really in It?

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

With Thanksgiving 2024 fast approaching and President-Elect Trump’s nomination of RFK, Jr. as his candidate for HHS Secretary, food is getting even more attention than usual these days. Though I’m confident that 

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And Now, Today’s Weather …

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The south-central Virginia town I grew up in was small, but it boasted having one of the most powerful AM radio stations in the region, and in my teen years, my 

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