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Combatting common life insurance myths
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Independence Institute files suit against magazine ban
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Religion, morality and bad behavior
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Encountering the psychic universe of Edgar Cayce
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The Civil War Archive: December 2011
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Thoughts for 2012: taking the road less traveled
A trip home after Christmas on a back road instead of the interstate reminded the writer that Robert Frost is right. Published December 31 2011
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Christmas 1864: The last at the Confederate White House
Refashioning old toys for orphans, scrounging for food, and even "starvation parties" were part of the last Confederate Christmas. Published December 26 2011
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The Civil War: beauty from tragedy, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was moved by the sorrow of his own family and for his nation at war to compose the poem/lyrics for one of the most moving Christmas carols written. Published December 22 2011
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A Southern New Year's Day supper, black-eyed peas
Legends of the Civil War abound. A famous one credits General Sherman's March to the Sea for the Southern tradition of serving black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. Published December 15 2011
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General Robert E. Lee's former home to host Christmas celebration
Arlington House will recreate Christmas 1860, the last holiday the Lee family lived there. Published December 8 2011
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"We Three Kings" The story of a Christmas carol
The Magi, or the Three Kings, came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus, following a star. A famous story for hundreds of years, it became a carol during the Civil War. Published December 7 2011
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The Civil War: Antietam Illumination Lights up December 3
The Annual Antietam National Battlefield Illumination hosts a five mile, evening drive through the battlegrounds on Saturday, December 3. Published December 1 2011
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