NEWS WITH VIEWS 12/25/2017

The American Crisis Then And Today Thomas Paine’s 'The American Crisis N.o 1’ was published on December 19, 1776. What Paine wrote back then is so close to what’s happening today in our country with an ever-growing police surveillance state and the rot and corruption from the halls of Congress, appointed individuals in the various alphabet soup agencies right down to local offices in your town.......... https://newswithviews.com/the-american-crisis-then-and-today/ by Devvy Kidd.

The Christmas Thing Most of you know I own a wholesale commercial bakery and I'm very busy this time of year.  In September I start baking Christmas cookies to be shipped all over the country.  It is the part of my business that I enjoy the most.  I love creating the cookies, buying the boxes, ribbon, and ornaments for packing, and sending them to all the folks that look forward to them every year......... https://newswithviews.com/the-christmas-thing/ by Kelleigh Nelson

Hold The Sky: What You Can Do About Personal Grief One night over a beer, my friend John related his story of a wildly successful life that he gained and lost by his self-destructive actions.  He visited a preacher to ask for counseling.  He told the preacher that he was about to suffer his third divorce and lose his fourth business......... https://newswithviews.com/hold-the-sky-what-you-can-do-about-personal-grief/ by Frosty Wooldridge