And so it is Christmas ... On behalf of the Bureau County Republican and myself, I’d like to wish you a wonderful Christmas. We hope your day is filled with warm hearts, smiles and laughter — enough to make a host of memories to last until next year.

Personally, I hope you experience as much Christmas chaos as you desire, but I also hope you’ll be able to carve out a few minutes in your hectic day to — as cliche as it may sound — remember the reason for the season. May you reflect on why we celebrate this day, and may we all remember what our knees are for ...

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