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	Zion 
	Lutheran living Nativity 2012: A star in the sky, an angel on high, visitors 
	from afar, shepherds watch as sheep lie near; and in that humble manger, laid 
	at its heart, a mere babe, Savior of the nations. 
				
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						"What should I do 
						today?" Through the holiday season there are a lot 
						of activities going on. Make a list, plan your 
						shopping, eat out to avoid cooking, and save gas and 
						time by taking advantage of all the things you can find 
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						OK, so you feel like 
						you just have to leave town to go shopping. We 
						understand. So, leave town... go to Mount Pulaski!  
						
						Stahl's Furniture is 
						much more than just beds, tables and chairs. Stop 
						in and check out this fabulous line of musical clocks. 
						
						  
						
						
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						you're finished there, here's another great idea. Be prepared for unexpected guests with some nice bottles 
						of wine from Johnson's Food Mart in Mount Pulaski. And here's another thought.  Many folks on a fixed 
						income don't have the money to buy the fresh fruits and 
						vegetable they need for a healthy diet. Gift 
						baskets filled with delicious fruit would make a great 
						and helpful gift. 
						
									
						
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People 
	pay respects at a makeshift memorial outside St. Rose of Lima Roman 
	Catholic Church between Mass services on Sunday in Newtown, 
	Conn. On Friday, a gunman allegedly killed his mother at their home and then 
	opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, killing 26 
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Lt. J. Paul Vance of the 
				Connecticut State Police conducts a news briefing Saturday in Newtown, Conn. The massacre of 26 children and 
				adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School elicited horror and 
				soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic 
				questions about why the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, would 
				have been driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.  
			
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						"What should I do 
						today?" Through the holiday season there are a lot 
						of activities going on. Make a list, plan your 
						shopping, eat out to avoid cooking, and save gas and 
						time by taking advantage of all the things you can find 
						locally... 
				
						  
				
						Monday 
				
						  
				
						OK, so you feel like 
						you just have to leave town to go shopping. We 
						understand. So, leave town... go to Mount Pulaski!  
						Stahl's Furniture is much 
						more than just beds, tables and chairs. Stop in 
						and check out this fabulous line of musical clocks. 
				
						  
				
						
						 When 
						you're finished there, here's another great idea. Be prepared for unexpected guests with some nice bottles 
						of wine from Johnson's Food Mart in Mount Pulaski.  
						And here's another thought. Many folks on a fixed 
						income don't have the money to buy the fresh fruits and 
						vegetable they need for a healthy diet. Gift 
						baskets filled with delicious fruit would make a great 
						and helpful gift. 
				
				
									
			
									
			 
			
			
				
			
				
				
				
			
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Patriot 
actors stand without their usual rifles to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook 
Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn. The portrayal was in the third quarter of an NFL 
game between the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers in Foxborough, Mass., 
on Sunday.  
			
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