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During this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I want to take the time to let you know what i am thankful for. First and foremost, I'm thankful for my husband who puts up with my cattitude and kitty comings and goings at all hours, any day, any time.

Motorist killed, two deputies shot and 1-year-old abandoned in field after drug party

Courtesy photos / Toddler Lupita Gonzalez, the smaller of the two girls shown here, was found safe Saturday in a field in Seville after being left there by her mother's boyfriend overnight. Corey Reynolds, shown in the inset, was charged with 2 counts of attempted murder in the shootings of two deputies in Deltona before daylight.

 NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Volusia County's Thanksgiving holiday weekend has been anything but celebratory so far with a motorist killed on I-95 earlier tonight, two deputies shot in Deltona responding to a domestic violence call and a 1-year-old girl left abandoned in a field after a drug party by her mother's boyfriend in spite.

This week I was asked to deliver the Weekly Republican Address. On behalf of the members of the House Republican Caucus, I want to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

By Pat Northey

DELTONA -- We have a tradition at our Thanksgiving table. As we enjoy dinner we go around the table and everyone says what they are thankful for. Some of the comments are thoughtful, some funny and sometimes the young ones struggle with the concept of expressing what they are thankful for.

By JIM HATHAWAY

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- This week marks an incredibly important holiday for the heart and soul of our nation. In a time when we face economic uncertainty, military conflicts abroad, political infighting, and protestors in the street fighting for the cause du jour, it can be easy for folks to get bogged down in their daily lives.

It is important, however, to take some time to realize how thankful we, as Americans, truly are. Most of us live a quality of life that is beyond the wildest dreams of the rest of the world.

By DOROTHY L. HUKILL

PORT ORANGE -- I just wanted to take a moment to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving.

We all share the great blessings of family, friends, and freedom. I'm also grateful for the men and women who serve this country at home and overseas. Without them, this day would not be possible.

By Linda C. Hyatt

OAK HILL -- On this Thanksgiving holiday and every day for that matter, I am thankful to be a five-year survivor of breast cancer. Because of my good health and good friends, I am thankful that I can help out my city of Oak Hill in some small way as vice mayor.