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My Sister, the No-Gifts Grinch Nov. 10, 2022
Dear Annie: My two sisters and I were out running errands one day when my youngest sister announced ... Read More
September 28, 2022 Sep. 28, 2022
Dear Annie: My boyfriend of seven months recently ended things suddenly. "Ethan" is Mormon, and I'm ... Read More
4 Reasons to Start Planning Your DIY Christmas Now Sep. 27, 2022
Brisk mornings, fall colors, pumpkin pie and apple cider. Autumn is just the best time of year, righ... Read More
Puerto Rico: The Holiday Island with the World's Longest Christmas Season, Part II Jan. 08, 2022
After nearly four centuries of colonial rule under Catholic Spain, in 1899 Puerto Rico became a U.S.... Read More
Petition to Cancel the Week Between Christmas and New Year's Jan. 01, 2022
ERASE THE WEEK BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S FROM: PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE TO: A BENEVOLENT PERSON(S... Read More
Relatives Ruining the Holidays Dec. 26, 2021
Dear Annie: I need some advice on how to approach my older sister about how both she and her husband... Read More
Let's Celebrate the Donald Trump Christmas Miracle Dec. 26, 2021
Guess what? I scored big for Christmas. I got my number-one gift. Actually, 80 million Trump warrior... Read More
Celebrating Gratitude This Holiday Season Dec. 25, 2021
Dear readers: On Thanksgiving Day, I asked you to submit responses about what you're grateful for th... Read More
A New Year's Prayer for an Average, Boring, Unremarkable 2022 Dec. 25, 2021
Shh. Everyone be quiet. Don't rustle. Are you sure you want to wear such a noisy dress? Sequins are ... Read More
Puerto Rico Has the World's Longest Christmas Season, Part I Dec. 25, 2021
It is not entirely clear to me how they figure it out and with such precision, but polls and country... Read More
The Christmas Truce of 1914 Remains a Miracle and an Inspiration Dec. 25, 2021
Nearly 107 years later, the events of Dec. 25, 1914, commonly known as the Christmas truce, remain m... Read More
When Rising Pandemic Numbers and Holiday Celebrations Collide Dec. 24, 2021
Like today, the safety of gift shopping, family gatherings and church services was on Americans' min... Read More
Has America Lost Its Faith? Dec. 24, 2021
Here we are on the eve of Christmas, that day of joy set aside for celebrating the birth of Christ w... Read More
A Cheap Lamb for Christmas Dec. 24, 2021
The part of the Christmas story that moves me the most is the babe lying in a stable among animals. ... Read More
Hold on to Hope This Christmas Season Dec. 24, 2021
Looking at the national news as we head into the Christmas holidays, you'd have to search awhile to ... Read More
The Beginning of the End Dec. 24, 2021
Sometime just over 2,000 years ago, contrary to the song, it was not a silent night. In Bethlehem, a... Read More
Our First Lockdown Experiment Failed. Let's Not Try a Second One Dec. 24, 2021
Shutting down businesses and schools felt to many people like a natural response to the COVID-19 pan... Read More
Christmas in America Dec. 23, 2021
What if Christmas is a core belief in a personal God who lived among us and many times offered a fre... Read More
The Hope That Lies Beyond the Fireplace Dec. 23, 2021
By practically every measure, 2021 has turned out to be the worst since the turn of the millennium. ... Read More
This Advent, Let Your Presence Be Your Present Dec. 23, 2021
Advent is a time of expectation and preparation for the celebration of Christ's birth. While much Ch... Read More
