Vol. 52, No.49
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
December 17, 2014
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The True Meaning of Christmas by Katherine Enriquez Glendora
It’s that time of year again. We see it everywhere we go; the twinkling lights, the outlandish lawn decorations, the oversized trees in the living room windows and of course, the endless lines of cars entering the malls. It seems like starting in October, we are bombarded with all the new gadgets and must-haves for the perfect holiday season. There is a magical spell in the air called “Christmas” and very few are exempt from its powers. Once it grabs a hold of you, it will drag you into a desperate need to spend,
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spend, spend, until you’ve crossed off everyone on your list. Don’t get me wrong. I am a teenager so I too have written my list to “Santa” that I know my parent’s will guiltily deliver. However, I can’t help wonder if we are missing the whole point of Christmas altogether. Recently, I tuned into the classic children’s movie, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
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I’ve seen it before many times as it comes on every year this season to kick off the Christmas-themed shows on television. However, this time it really pulled a heart string with me. I found myself sympathizing with the character of Charlie Brown, especially when he yells out in desperation, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” Maybe it’s because I am older and more mature, but I feel like the emphasis on Christmas has little to do with Christ at all. I think people tend to be just a little too cautious
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when it comes to talking about Christ. Back in 1965, Charles Schultz, the creator of Charlie Brown, had to fight with the CBS network because they wanted to cut off the famous scene where the character of a little boy named Linnus explains to Charlie Brown (using the Gospel of Luke) what the
true meaning of Christmas is. CBS felt that the scene focused too much on Christ and the public wouldn’t appreciate it! Instead the idea of a chubby man in a red suit flying around the globe delivering gifts to all is more readily accepted. Christmas continued on page 10
Celebrations as Antarctica 2 Expedition Team Reach The South Pole by Geographical South Pole National
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“Tractor Girl” Manon Ossevoort this morning saw her dreams come true as she reached the Geographical South Pole by Massey Ferguson tractor. Reporting live from the ice, the team confirmed: “ 04:30 hours CET. This is December 9th, Camp 17. After 17 days and 2,500 kilometres, we are at a red and white striped pole with a reflective ball on top, surrounded by flags. This is South 90 ¬ as far South as anybody can go. It¹s unbelievable at the South Pole there is a red Massey Ferguson tractor! We¹re all ecstatic to be here and so proud to be taking our hero shots with the tractor that
A team of daring explorers are celebrating after reaching the South Pole in a tractor, braving ferocious conditions, treacherous crevasses and even a solar storm along the way. South Pole continued on page 6
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