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A time to laugh

“No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.” – American actor and comedian Red Skelton was born on this day in 1913 (died 1997) I grew up watching Red Skelton on TV. He was one of my Dad’s favorites. We don’t seem to have much to laugh …

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A House Divided

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.– Mark 3:25 On this day in 1858, Abraham Lincoln delivered his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois. The most remembered portion of that speech was this:   A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and …

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