Tag: Thanksgiving
Gary Palmer: Thanksgiving greetings
In 1789, President George Washington issued one of the first presidential proclamations for a national “day of thanks.” Such days...
Jim Zeigler: Thanksgiving All Year Round
Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts held the first Thanksgiving celebration in the New World in 1621. George Washington issued a proclamation creating...
On the Thanksgiving Menu: Turkey, With a Side of Impeachment
Some people heading to Thanksgiving gatherings predict it's not just the turkey that will get roasted.
Already polarized over...
Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on...
Donald Trump tells impeachment jokes at annual turkey pardon event
President Donald Trump couldn’t resist riffing on the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday as he continued the tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey, generating holiday-season...
Bradley Byrne: Much to be thankful for
As the year draws to a close and we enter another holiday season, I’m reminded we have much to be thankful for.
First,...
Bradley Byrne: Let us give thanks
On October 3rd, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Proclamation on Thanksgiving establishing the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday, encouraging every...
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Martha Roby: A season of Thanksgiving and rebuilding
Thanksgiving is a uniquely special holiday because it provides us an entire day each year to pause as a country and give thanks to...
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh: We have a lot to be thankful for...
This is always one of my favorite weeks of the year. As we gather to give thanks for and with our loved ones, 396...
