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For some, this Christmas brings back memories of the 1940s In today's "Neighbors" column, a reader tells Bob Lind that this holiday season has some things in common with December during the war. Written By: Bob Lind | × “This Christmas season reminds me of an earlier Christmas in the 1940s.” So writes Gene Rich, Fargo. “The war caused a lot of stress,” Gene writes. “There were stars in the windows of homes where sons and daughters were off to war in Europe or Asia. We had a star in our window as my Uncle Arnold was in the Pacific Theater at Guadalcanal...

This was an excerpt published in the December 19, 1990 edition. It was a large, white, two-story home just off the gravel road, on a farm in Blakeley Township, where Grandma lived. It was there her seven children and their families gathered on Christmas night after the “chores” were done. Christmas Day was spent with the “other side” except for my family. We went to the “other” grandma’s on Christmas Eve so we could spend all of Christmas Day and night with Grandma. After Mom died, we went there before Christmas to help Grandma decorate her house. I treasure...

And with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. tonight conflicting reports about oscar pistorius' mental health. as you probably know, the south african track star is accused murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. he's out on bail awaiting trial. he admits he killed steenkamp but claims it was a terrible mistake, he mistook her for an intruder. pistorius has been living at his uncle's home under the conditions of his bail, he can't return to his own home where the killing occurred...

That's the arnold that he's staying with. arnold pistorius released this statement today saying in part that oscar, broken as he currently is, believes he does have a purpose in life and is working towards that. media reports to the contrary are untrue. the uncle flat out denying any suicide threats, but the statement did go on to say that oscar is trying to sell that home in pretoria and some racehorses to cover the trial expenses. >> as for the case itself, to people who may not have followed this, it's extraordinary position for him to be in, claiming he was awoken in the middle of the nigh...

From south africa. what's the latest, drew? >> two developments today, anderson. one, the denial that pistorius is in fact destitute and suicidal and two, the blade runner asking for even more leniency in those bail conditions, including allowing him to leave south africa. he's already been allowed out of jail while he awaits trial but he can't travel, is pretty much restricted to his uncle's mansion in pretoria. his lawyers say he now wants his passport back and he wants to be able to travel internationally, presumably to make some appearances where he can be paid, make money for his defense....