{"id":14458,"date":"2023-12-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=14458"},"modified":"2024-09-23T23:22:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T05:22:38","slug":"merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-the-gem-state-patriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-the-gem-state-patriot\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Gem State Patriot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May God Bless all of us in this troubled world we live in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Gem State will not publish next week as<\/strong> <strong>our staff enjoys time with their families.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there were, in the same country, shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 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