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Holiday Guide
Layaway Angels Continue to Spread Generosity
Across the country, anonymous benefactors have been dropping into local Kmarts and paying off layaway balances for families with children.It’s difficult to tell where this trend of gene...
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Holiday Guide
Grandpop Dreads the Santa Claus Question
I am hoping to survive another Christmas without being confronted with questions about the existence of Santa Claus. With nine grandchildren, I have lived in mortal fear that ...
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Holiday Guide
Spirit of the Lehigh Valley Alive and Well
For the 19th year, volunteers descended upon the Holiday Inn and Conference Center in Fogelsville for the Spirit of the Lehigh Valley gift wrapping and baking event. Coordinator John...
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Awareness
Where in the World is Santa Claus?
For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight. According to NORAD, it uses four high-tech systems to trac...
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Opinion
Buddy, Can You Spare Some Time?
The movie “In Time,” released earlier this year, is about a futuristic society in which time is the main currency. Poor people work to be able to extend their lives a few more days, while...
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Holiday Guide
Families Are 'Touched By an Angel' At Kmart on Tilghman
The wave of generosity started about five days ago. Anonymous benefactors began stopping into the Kmart on Tilghman Street in South Whitehall and paying off the layaway balances of f...
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Holiday Guide
Patch Picks: Five Little-Known Hanukkah Facts
Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” begins at sunset on today, Dec. 20, and ends at sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 28. When many people think of Hanukkah--sometimes spelled “Chanuk...
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Holiday Guide
The Five Best Christmas Specials
We’re counting down the days until Christmas, and the warning signs are everywhere. Christmas music on every radio station? Yup. Holiday décor at every turn? You betcha. Christmas speci...