Susan Murphy-Milano...

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2006/12/21

Merry Christmas: Is A Wish For Happiness-Not A Political Potato

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@ 01:05 PM (20 months, 16 days ago)

According to Dr, Paul Irwin at the American Bible Institute, as we read stories of controversy regarding displays of Nativity scenes and Christmas trees such as the controversy over the airing of the trailer for "Nativity" at the Christkindlmarket in Chicago. As one who has studied the Bible for many years, I find this debate troubling. The American Bible Society believes that we must celebrate the rights of Americans to hold diverse opinions and not to stifle them.

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2006/10/10

"Madonna and Child with Bird" This year's new Christmas Stamp

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@ 07:15 AM (22 months, 28 days ago)

 

The Pueblo Chieftain Online
Colorado residents will become the first nationally to see and buy the U.S. Postal Service's 2006 national Christmas Stamp. The stamp will be sold at nationwide post offices the on October 18th.

The painting that is pictured on the stamp - "Madonna and Child with Bird" - is on display at the museum. Dating back to around 1765, the oil-on-canvas painting is attributed to Ignacio Chacon, an artist who painted from about 1745 to 1775 in Cuzco, Peru.

The painting is part of the Engracia and Frank Barrows Freyer Collection of Peruvian colonial art at the museum.

The colorful 39-cent stamp shows the words “Christmas,” along with the image of the painting, the artist’s name and the words “Denver Art Museum.”

 

2006/9/10

Goodbye, Old Friend

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@ 02:41 PM (23 months, 28 days ago)

CHICAGO-- It became official on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 9 – the legendary Marshall Field's name is but a memory. As a kid growing up in Chicago, I recall taking the subway with my Mom and having a visit with Santa and a grown up christmas lunch in the Walnut room.  That tradition was one I would continue into my adult years, with my children.  And that famous clock, first erected in 1852, where people from around the world would gather each day.  

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