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NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.”

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — There’s a reason they call it Happy Valley.

Come the holidays, homemade gifts from the kitchen are the ones I like to make and receive. They’re not at all fussy or fancy — spiced nuts in a pretty container, marinated cheeses and herbed biscuits — but they are foods I might find useful during the holidays, too.

Between cocktail parties after work, making cookies with the grandkids and the never-ending holiday get-togethers, it can feel like the season is built for overindulging.

Stumped for a holiday gift? Go to the bookstore.

Lima merchant Gus Holstine had a forgettable autumn in 1920. In quick succession, he fractured two ribs, contracted pneumonia “and to cap the climax developed a serious attack of appendicitis, which resulted in an operation, his life in the balance for five days,” the Lima Republican-Gazette reported November 21, 1920.

LIMA — Local businesses will once again be participating in Downtown Lima, Inc.’s Holiday Festival this year.

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I texted my daughter, who lives two states away, to ask what she is most looking forward to when she comes home for Thanksgiving.

“In everything give thanks,” 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Tis the season, right? Thanksgiving – a time to give thanks for all the amazing parts of our lives. Which, for me — and most of us, is super easy. I can name many things right off the bat that I am so very thankful for – my kiddos, my parents, my sisters – my extended family, Lee, my house, my job – you know, all the good things!