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PrintThe front page you see in today’s print Missourian, and the home page of today's Web site, might be the definition of “old news.”
Like, 112 years old.
- Tom Warhover is the executive editor of the Missourian. Contact him by e-mail at warhovert@missouri.edu or by phone at (573) 882-5734.
In 1897, the New York Sun wrote a response to 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s letter to the editor, who wanted to know whether there was a Santa Claus.
The reply was a resounding yes.
This is the ninth straight year the Missourian has run the editorial on Christmas Day. For a few years it was on the editorial page. Later it moved out to Page One.
Why?
Because there’s nothing else that describes an aspiration for hope and wonder so well.
Because the editorial transcends any particular faith and speaks to all, so far as I can tell.
Because, frankly, most Christmas Eves are slow news days, making most Christmas Day front pages drab, dull things.
Because we need, from time to time, a moment to stop. And smile.
My memory may fail here, but I can’t remember complaints about the past eight Christmas editions.
I hope you enjoy this one as well.
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Greetings Dear Readers. Let us remember that we are celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As a faculty member at the University of Missouri, it is very important to express to the Mizzou nation that this is an institution of higher education grounded in moral beliefs formulated by the teachings of Jesus Christ. Although the Media in today's society has sold itself out to 'popular' ideology and the stiflings of political correctness, professors such as myself who have the greatest impact on young students remain to serve as the true role models and beacons of truth. Christmas is a celebration of the greatest gift. John 3:16 scripture reminds us that 'for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believed in Him should have everlasting life'. I don't need a Ph.D. or a Editor's title to tell Mizzou nation that Christmas is about the greatest gift one can ever receive. And it has nothing to do with Santa Clause. Blessings to all. Angel.