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Thoughts this Thanksgiving

First of all, I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. My Thanksgiving will be too short. As soon as I finish this account, I'm on my way to my sister's house in Godfrey, Ill., for the Thanksgiving meal, then I have to work tonight to put out the Friday edition of the Belleville News-Democrat. I can't complain too much; I will have Christmas and New Year's Day off.

Don't forget those who are less fortunate this holiday: the people who suffered big losses from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, people who lost loved ones in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the poor.

My prayers go out to my brother-in-law, Bill Parod, whose father is in poor health; Bike, a fellow blogger whose 4-year-old daughter died less than a month ago and found inspiration in my recent post about Kristin Armstrong; and to Kristen, an excellent singer and blogger whose father suffered a heart attack this week. It will be a difficult Thanksgiving for them as well, but I hope they can find strength though family, friends and faith.

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