Groups, individuals collect items for care packages (Beef jerky)
BEAUMONT A couple in the U.S. Coast Guard from Orange donated a trunk full of items to go to soldiers in Iraq after their nieces and nephews gave their blessing to use the money they would have spent on their Christmas gifts to give to the troops instead.
LIBERTYVILLE -- A gnawing Thanksgiving problem is unthawing a frozen, rock-solid turkey. But those in the know have opted to buy the bird fresh or already cooked -- even pre-carved. The latter is widely available at grocery stores during the holiday.
On a bright, warm day in February 1988, volunteer fireman Randal Goodwin answered a distress call that would change his life.
The holidays are right around the corner and many of our soldiers are on the other side of the world, serving our country and will not be able to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas with their loved ones. They can only dream about the holidays at home.
This weekend, you can be part of the effort to bring our troops a taste of home for the holidays.
Many people remember the fallen on Veterans Day. Others reflect on their years in the service. Tiago Krause, a junior at Todd Beamer High School, dreams of the day he, too, will be a veteran.
The Nation -- Just one year ago--hell, even a few months ago--the unanimous view among the Democrats' strategic sages was that the only drama in the South this fall would be whether the region's few remaining statewide Democratic office-holders could hold on to their jobs.
LIBERTYVILLE -- A gnawing Thanksgiving problem is unthawing a frozen, rock-solid turkey. But those in the know have opted to buy the bird fresh or already cooked -- even pre-carved. The latter is widely available at grocery stores during the holiday.
On a bright, warm day in February 1988, volunteer fireman Randal Goodwin answered a distress call that would change his life.
The holidays are right around the corner and many of our soldiers are on the other side of the world, serving our country and will not be able to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas with their loved ones. They can only dream about the holidays at home.
This weekend, you can be part of the effort to bring our troops a taste of home for the holidays.
Many people remember the fallen on Veterans Day. Others reflect on their years in the service. Tiago Krause, a junior at Todd Beamer High School, dreams of the day he, too, will be a veteran.
The Nation -- Just one year ago--hell, even a few months ago--the unanimous view among the Democrats' strategic sages was that the only drama in the South this fall would be whether the region's few remaining statewide Democratic office-holders could hold on to their jobs.
