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The 2010 winning Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen’s Award essay

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Commentary

By Madison Beall

“Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light…” These words, taken from the “Star Spangled Banner,” are sung by Americans at hundreds of sporting events each year. Francis Scott Key composed this song while watching a battle of the Revolutionary War. Little did he know that this tribute would later influence [...]

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A commentary on commentaries

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Commentary

By Rachael Rifkin
Staff Writer
I kept trying to figure out what bothered me so much about the Dec. 25, 2009 commentary “The First Christmas Gift” by staff writer Nick Diamantides. There’s the obvious– I’m a Jew and we don’t believe in telling God that we “want to receive Christ” as our Lord and Savior. Prosthelytizing, whether [...]

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The First Christmas Gift

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Commentary, Holiday

Copyright 2009 by Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
Billions of people throughout the earth celebrate Christmas by giving gifts to their loved ones. But did you know you are one of God’s loved ones, and that He has a Christmas gift for you?

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Commentary: True Holiday Spirit

December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Commentary

By Bryan Golden
Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less frequently asked is, “what did you give?” Invariably, the inquiries concern material gifts. Purchasing a gift can certainly be thoughtful and a wonderful gesture, especially when [...]

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Commentary: A Labor of Love

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Commentary

By Vivian J. Malauulu
Samoans have a firm and long-standing reputation for being extremely family-oriented, deeply proud of their Polynesian ancestry, and very religious. These beliefs were epitomized for the entire world to see when, within hours of the magnitude-8.0 temblor and subsequent tsunami that devastated the islands of American Samoa and independent Samoa on [...]

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