{"id":9221,"date":"2012-11-21T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T20:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2012-11-21T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T20:10:48","slug":"thanks-to-family-friends-advertisers-and-all-our-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=9221","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to Family, Friends, Advertisers and All Our Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Tom Anselm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1863, President\u00a0 Abe Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in November be dedicated to a national day of prayer and thanksgiving.\u00a0 Before him, in 1789, George Washington proclaimed a day for \u201cpublic thanksgiving and prayer\u2026 with grateful hearts for the many and signal favours of Almighty God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My personal thanks extend to a great many.\u00a0 Gratitude is due to my parents and grandparents for their models of faith and foundation of love and stability.\u00a0 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