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Country Roads, Take Me Home

  Take the back roads instead of the highways. American entertainer and philanthropist, Minnie Pearl, was born on this day in 1912 (died 1996). Known professionally as Minnie Pearl, Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, was an American country comedian who appeared at the Grand Old Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show …

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On the first Sunday of Advent, 2014

  Sunday, November 30, 2014 begins the liturgical season of Advent in Western Christian services. In many house of worship today this will involve special prayers and the lighting of the first Advent candle. Some churches and families may choose to follow an Advent calendar which counts down the days until Christmas. U.S. military personnel …

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