Is There a Santa Claus In The Sun Editorial
A 1897 Sun unsigned editorial responds to Virginia O’Hanlon’s query about Santa Claus. Francis Church argues Santa’s existence through faith, imagination, and love, concluding that belief endures beyond time and sight. The piece reinforces childhood wonder as essential to life’s joy and poetry.
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Virginia O'Hanlon
New York
Sun
Francis Pharcellus Church
Santa Claus
Papa
Virginia
Quote on gun rights and stockpiling gifts in Connecticut fallout
Editorial readers weigh in on gun control after the Connecticut school shooting, with opinions on Second Amendment limits and the need for military grade weapons. A Garden City reader reflects on holiday stockings growing as family changes unfold in today’s edition.
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Gctelegram.com
Connecticut
Pat Roth
Garden City
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Seventh St
Garden City
Gifts that give a life changing impact at Christmas
A reader promotes World Vision gift options that fund goats chickens and sewing lessons for families in Uganda El Salvador Albania and more. The gifts aim to foster self sufficiency rather than welfare and include a trauma recovery center for sexually exploited children.
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Humanitarian Organization
World Vision
Worldvisiongifts.org
Washington
Teopista
el Salvador
Anastasia Mercedes Rivera
Anastasia
Mariana Prendi
Albania
Charity
Meaningful support for troops during the holiday season
Tom Purcell argues that real support for troops requires action beyond praise. He cites veteran and defense spending data, urges donations of time, money, and goods, and recommends contacting veterans groups, writing emails to deployed service members, and supporting programs like Toys for Tots and Red Cross services. He notes many can contribute with small, concrete acts.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Iraq
Afghanistan
Newberry
Ourmilitary. Mil
Veterans Affairs Office
VFW
Marine Corps
Aafes.com
Red Cross
Wfw.org
Put nuclear power on the shelf
In a critique of nuclear energy and policy, the piece argues that nuclear power poses greater long term risks than weapons, highlights Japan's Fukushima response, U.S. regulatory and political support for reactors, waste storage issues, health concerns near reactors, and Germany's plan to abandon nuclear energy by 2022, concluding that greed and corporate interests hamper prudent energy choices.
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Oower
Japan
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Obama
White House
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Africa
Asia
Pacific
Germany
Europe
United States
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