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Come the holiday season, I can’t help but think about George Bailey of Bedford Falls. Otherwise known as actor Jimmy Stewart, George and his townsfolk have become a staple of Christmas viewing as TV and cable networks air what the American Film Institute has labeled the most inspiring film of all time, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, directed by Frank Capra.

George Bailey offers a life lesson to all of us as a man who gives everything he has to family and friends, only to find that he is threatened with financial ruin; thanks to the dishonesty of Bedford Fall’s sleazy slumlord, Mr. Potter. But as George prepares on Christmas Eve to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge, his guardian angel Clarence Odbody arrives to save the day. (more…)