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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2011 file photo, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr smiles during an NFL football news conference in Dallas. Bart Starr Jr. said Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 that his father is making slow, but steady progress after recently suffering two strokes, a heart attack and seizures. The 80-year-old Starr played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Starr says trip to Lambeau could be his last

Associated Press

In a new campaign video, Sen. Marco Rubio recalls his late father Mario, at right, who worked for years as a bartender. (Marco Rubio)

Inside the Beltway: Marco Rubio last one still out on the campaign trail as Thanksgiving arrives

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Illustration on advances in the world's situation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RICHARD RAHN: People living richer, healthier lives

By Richard W. Rahn

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Thanksgiving tradition includes sweet potato vs. pumpkin pie

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, Fla. Cruz and Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R- Fla., will appear Friday, Nov. 20, with a group of candidates at a forum hosted by the Family Leader, a prominent Iowa Christian organization. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Ted Cruz bashes ‘Obama-Clinton foreign policy’ at GOP evangelical forum

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Eight-year-old Lily Kostopoulos, daughter of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey team captain Tom Kostopoulos, helps fill bags of food to be distributed to those in need for Thanksgiving at a distribution center in Wilkes-Barre Twp., Pa. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Wives, family members and girlfriends of Penguins players volunteered their time to help out the 36th annual "Thanksgiving Project" sponsored by the Commission on Economic Opportunity and the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank. (Christopher Dolan / The Citizens' Voice via AP)

NINA RADCLIFF: Showing gratitude is a way of giving thanks

By Dr. Nina Radcliff

Maryland coach Gary Williams encourages his team during the opening minutes of their NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal game against Michigan, March 25, 1994, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Maryland’s victory over Georgetown in 1993 put Terrapins back on map

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Thanksgiving dinner. (Associated Press)

BARBARA FLEISHER: Giving thanks, living thanks

By Barbara Fleisher

FILE - This Oct. 19, 2008 photo shows a grill-roasted brined turkey with Anaheim chile salsa verde in Concord, N.H. The safest way to thaw a frozen turkey is in the refrigerator. You'll need about 24 hours per 4 to 5 pounds of turkey. For speedier thawing, put the turkey in a sink of cold water. Change the water every 30 minutes, and plan for about 30 minutes per pound. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

D.C. area restaurants ready for Halloween, fall holidays

By Corinna Lothar - Special to the Washington Times

Bargain-hunting motorists willing to drive to another state can save up to 10 percent on Black Friday shopping.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

NATASHA SAMUEL: Taking back Thanksgiving from consumerism

By Natasha Samuel

Thanksgiving football makes return to Fenway Park

Associated Press

Lori Frollo, far right, family and friends pose after knitting quilts for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Covenant Hospital, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 in the basement of the Mercantile Bank in Merrill, Mich. Frollo had this idea after her twin grandchildren, Claire and Cole, were in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for seven weeks and wanted to donate some quilts to the facility. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Andrew Whitaker)

StoryCorps turning Thanksgiving into an oral history holiday

By David Dishneau - Associated Press

Rebecca Hagelin & Kristin Carey

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Add God’s blessings to your collection of memories

By Rebecca Hagelin and Kristin Carey