This is a Christmas message, but first we begin with a short history lesson. This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and the American patriots from the Boston area who in 1773 ...

(Parts of this column were first published as an editorial in the York Daily Record/Sunday News at Christmas in 2014) American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote to a friend in 1863: “I have been ...

Right up front, I should mention that I am a Christian and conservative. One who strongly believes that no matter if we are gay, straight, trans, Black, white, brown, female, male, faith-based or ...

Sometimes your favorite stories are told more than once. Such is the case during this holiday season when I remember a Christmas Eve long ago when I was taught an important lesson. I was a curious ...

A few days ago I realized with a shock that Advent was nearly over. I’d yet to get a tree, and I hadn’t even begun to hunt through the house for my nativity scene. I’d been so preoccupied with ...

Christmas lights that swirl around a Hilton Head Island fire station hold a special meaning for old-timers. And, in a sad way, they help tell a story about the ills of human nature — and the will of ...

Christmas holds a special place in Clay Aiken's heart. Speaking to PEOPLE in light of his first album release in over a decade, Christmas Bells Are Ringing, the American Idol alum opened up about an ...

Here’s an Advent riddle for you: Name something every single human being on Planet Earth desperately needs every day, but probably doesn’t know it. Air perhaps? Or water? I’m actually thinking of a ...

It’s a moral story that remains relevant each year as the holidays get underway. That moral: Plan ahead, and bring measuring tape. It’s something 710 ESPN Seattle’s Mike Salk learned the hard way ...

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ ...