| What Thanksgiving means to me
Thanksgiving for the Cortese family of Kinnelon means family, friends and, of course, food. "While we may vary some of the side dishes, we always have two turkeys, one roasted and one fried, mashed potatoes, old fashioned sweet potatoes with marshmallows, stuffing and, of course, gravy," Lynn Cortese wrote to the Daily Record. "We all go around the table and state at least one thing that we are thankful for." The Daily Record asked readers to tell us what Thanksgiving means to you, and you responded. Many of your answers can be found in this special section; more will be published in Thursday's Daily Record, and still more will be posted online at www.dailyrecord.com. Ten-year-old Alexa Hesse looks at the holiday this way: "Thanksgiving means to spend time with your friends and family and a great meal.
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Three chiropractors a take trip overseas -- to assist others
Three Edwardsville residents went on a mission trip to Honduras this fall, but not to spread Christianity, build houses or rescue victims of natural disaster. Nathan, Thad and Nikki Vuagniaux are chiropractors. They gave free upper-cervical "corrections" to thousands of patients with medical problems including paralysis, Parkinson's disease, cancer, asthma and hearing loss. "(Patients) were extremely grateful," said Nathan Vuagniaux, 33, noting some people brought food and other gifts. "In fact, most of our translators were working on their own time by the end of the week. They just wanted to help." Nathan and Thad Vuagniaux are brothers. Nikki is Thad's wife. They operate the Glen Carbon branch of Upper Cervical Health Centers of America. The three traveled to the capital of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with a team of 23 chiropractors and support staff from the United States, Spain and Canada.
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