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Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid played Grinch on social media this week, sharing a video claiming beloved Christmas anthem “Jingle Bells” was written “to make fun of black people.” In the video she shared to her 1.3 million Instagram followers, a man in a Christmas sweater and Santa hat stands on the streets of Medford, Massachusetts near a plaque marks the site where James Lord Pierpont is believed to have penned the song in 1850. He takes off his hat disapprovingly and scowls at the plaque, the video caption reading “this is where a racist Confederate soldier wrote ‘Jingle Bells’...

First, real business. Central Ohio was hit by an early winter ice storm. We just got power back on after 36 hours and temps in the single digits. Radio is saying there are still 175,000 customers still without power who will likely not see power before Sunday evening. What that means is that many will have to drastically alter Christmas plans. Many churches are still without power and have cancelled Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Let's have a special prayer for those who may suffer damage as the power outage continues. Say a prayer for those who may miss...