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NOON SERVICE, JUNE 12, 1917. WHAT TO DO WITH LIFE'S BURDENS.Text: "For every man shall bear his own burden." * * * "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." * * * "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee." Gal. 6:5; 6:2; Psa. 55:22. Distinct pleasure is in my heart that I am allowed to greet the busy men and women before me for this brief midday service. As has already been announced, these midday services are to be begun exactly at twelve o'clock, and are to be closed at ten...

NEAR CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait, Jan. 3, 2006 – The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an air base near here has broken some records in support of American forces in Iraq. "We moved our millionth troop this last November," wing commander Air Force Col. Tim Hale said Jan. 2. The 386th is the primary airlift hub for Operation Iraqi Freedom. It averages moving 3,000 to 3,500 troops a day into and out of Iraq, he added, including either deploying and redeploying them or ferrying them to and from to rest and recuperation leave. Most of these troops are going into and...

<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) - Alzada Knickerbocker is getting ready for another tough year.</p> <p>Knickerbocker, the owner of a small bookstore in Davis called The Avid Reader, says she is still struggling through the sluggish economy and a disappointing holiday shopping season.</p>