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Opinion, The Neighborhood Files, Holiday Guide

Grandpop Dreads the Santa Claus Question

Grandpa plans to leave the room when kids ask if Santa is real

Opinion, The Neighborhood Files, Local Connections

2 Beloved Immigrants Remembered on Columbus Day

Writer's mother recalled the first time she saw the Statue of Liberty and cried as it loomed before her in New York Harbor as a symbol of hope.

Opinion, The Neighborhood Files, Holiday Guide

Grandpop Dreads the Santa Claus Question

Grandpa plans to leave the room when kids ask if Santa is real

The Neighborhood Files

Ex-Smoker: "I'd Have Walked 5 Miles for a Camel"

Ex-smoker recalls attempts to start, then quit the habit.

The Neighborhood Files

Remembering Two Beloved Immigrants on Columbus Day

Writer's father worked in blast furnaces at Bethlehem Steel

Opinion

Kindergartner Made a Break For It

Reluctant student took advantage of an open window on the first day of school.

News

Columnist "Bumped Into" Powerful Union Boss

Columnist, then a teenaged marching band member, recalls "bumping into" legendary union leader John L. Lewis at a convention

Opinion

Man, 82, Carded Buying Beer

Weis, Wegman’s explain corporate policy on liquor sales.

Opinion

Snookered by a Famous Commencement Speech

Beware the Wild West of the Internet, where not everything you read is true.

Opinion

Uh, I Guess the World Didn't End

But this columnist was prepared - with a change of clothes and some toiletries.

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