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Who to Thank for Your Christmas Tree
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Rev. Dr. Bob LeFavi
Updated: Dec 16, 2016, 6:43 PM
Published: Dec 16, 2016, 6:44 PM
Everyone loves a Christmas tree! (Except, of course, the person who sweeps up the needles.) But, do you know where this Christmas tradition came from? The answer may involve a godly man who is the patron saint of an Effingham church. The evolution of this tradition to what we have today involves much of Northern Europe.
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Op-Ed: To crack cases, we need more funding for genetic genealogy
C. Philip Byers
C. Philip Byers
Published: May 21, 2025, 3:59 PM
By Sheriff C. Philip Byers
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