A Springfield...
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Christmas Eve Mass ended with a rousing rendition of “Joy to the World.” The priest, the deacon, the altar servers and the Eucharistic ministers all processed...
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This piece was co-written with Renata Ampudia Castelazo. All year round, I'd be waiting for the calendar to mark Dec. 1. That day, Costco would stock their...
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“All everyone's favorite Christmas songs were written by Jews, and this is a fact,” David Lehman, a poet and editor and the author of A Fine Romance: Jewish...
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Spending Christmas in Bethlehem is a way of standing in solidarity with the Christians who remain, holding onto their faith in the face of extraordinary...
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The Prince William County Compost Facility is at 13000 Hansen Farm Road in Manassas. Hours are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 5...
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Columnist Betty Vertin woke up Christmas Eve scared and anxious at the thought that her youngest son with DMD would soon be unable to walk.
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That Christmas in 2019 turned out to be one of the best I ever had, because it was entirely free of expectations, in a place where no one had any history or...
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Christmas, while special on the day itself, also became one more date to cross off the calendar as we all hoped to make it home to our families.
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There are glittery window shops lining 5th Avenue. There's a tree atop the Radio City Music Hall marquee and a giant wreath at the entrance of our office.
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