{"id":14253,"date":"2025-07-17T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=14253"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:58:53","slug":"biking-for-babies-came-through-effingham-thursday-to-support-the-pro-life-cause-and-to-help-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/14253-biking-for-babies-came-through-effingham-thursday-to-support-the-pro-life-cause-and-to-help-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking for Babies Came Through Effingham Thursday to Support the Pro-Life Cause and to Help Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Eight bicyclists, all 32 years old and younger, rode through Effingham Thursday. 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