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🌱 How did an El Paso hardware store kid become a global church icon?

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  • How did an El Paso hardware store kid become a global church icon?

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy; rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 48, low: 13. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A look at Archbishop Fulton Sheen's Central Illinois roots and rise in the Catholic Church (25newsnow.com) — A world-famous Catholic figure, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, actually began life in a modest apartment above a hardware store in El Paso back in 1895. This piece traces his journey from Central Illinois schoolboy to Emmy-winning media evangelist, and explains how Peoria’s diocese is expanding museum space and pursuing his possible sainthood, keeping his local roots in the spotlight.
   

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  • TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Cook - Earn Up to $37/hr in El Paso. Apply here.
  • Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in El Paso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Paso here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eureka

  • ‘Fallout' Season 2 Changes Release Date Just Before Scheduled Launch on Prime Video (collider.com)

Normal

  • Suspect arrested after stealing, crashing tour bus in Normal (centralillinoisproud.com)
  • Mental health training continues ramp up in McLean County (wglt.org)
  • Rivian to develop its own self-driving system for its electric SUVs (pantagraph.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in El Paso

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