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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...