Christmas thought of the day by Benjamin Franklin has gained attention during the Christmas season. The quote links religious observance with daily conduct. Franklin was a Founding Father of the ...

Just a short entry today to wish all the readers at Steve’s blog and all of Birdland a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season. Enjoy your time with family and friends and I hope it’s your best ...

Charlie Brown and Linus appear in a scene from "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The beloved animated special first aired in 1965. (Charles M. Schultz / Associated Press) It’s hard to imagine the holidays ...

LANTANA — Snowbirds surround the swimming pool, the supermarket replaced its pyramids of canned cranberry with poinsettia plants, Thanksgiving's leftovers are gone, and the sun has set on Black Friday ...

We have all become very used to the Christmas ads that that dial up our emotional response. In more recent years retailers have partnered with charities, in some part to salve the prickly collective ...

Father Adrian Cisneros conducts Christmas Mass at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church on Maze Boulevard in Modesto, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Andy Alfaro [email protected] To accompany Bee ...