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Review of Lemony Snicket's The Lump of Coal
Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist team up to tell a Christmas story about miracles, abstract art, and Korean food.
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Christmas Stories for Older Children
Older children don't have to miss out on Christmas reading fun. Offer independent readers some traditional Christmas classics or modern Christmas novels.
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Jack-O-Lanterns
Jack-O-Lanterns were first used in Ireland where a folktale tells how it all began. Read about the first Jack-O-Lantern and make a simple Jack-O-Lantern craft.
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Lydia in a World Gone Crazy
Lydia Roosevelt survives the devastating destruction caused by the New Madrid Earthquake. The steamboat New Orleans reaches New Orleans.
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One Woman's Story
In honor of Mother's day-
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Scottish Hogmanay Traditions
Hogmanay, or New Year, is as big a celebration as Christmas in Scotland, with its own traditions designed to bring good luck in the coming year.
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Christmas Story Books for Kids
This Christmas, add to your child's collection by giving them a beautiful holiday story book.
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Dark Christmas Legends
Dark legends lurk behind the lights and merriment of Christmas: some talk of goblins and gnomes, others about Santa's sinister companions.
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Hallowe'en FAQs - Traditions
Originally a Pagan Solar Festival celebrating the third and final harvest, a fun day for children and adults, is the second most decorated holiday after Christmas.
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Italian Holidays: Befana Festival on January 6th
Since time immemorial, on Twelfth Night a kind witch riding a broomstick fills stockings left hanging for her by Italian children, with sweets, toys and lumps of coal.
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January 6th – A Holiday Around the World
January 6th is a special day in many countries and cultures--and is celebrated with various traditions all over the world.
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Meet the Grinches
How awful is it not to get your child anything for Christmas? What if you're not Jewish?

OPINION: School Funding, Short Stuff, and Grumpy Grinches
School Funding Follies, a 17-year old heroine from Dayton, and Grinch-Nappers in Portage County
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Sanctuary on the South Rim: Grand Canyon Epitath
Concluding my spate of Grand Canyon offerings, a literary friend pens this most lucent tribute.
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Santa's Hockey Wish List
A little list of things NHL players, fans and suits asked Santa for this year
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Scottish Hogmanay Celebrations
A history of the Scottish festival of Hogmanay, including the customs and traditions which have inspired New Year celebrations worldwide.
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A Santa By Any Other Color...
A black man in Austin, Texas, has filed a complaint that he was refused a job as Santa Claus because of his race. As the face of our country changes, should Santa change too?
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Allen Iverson Traded to Denver
Allen Iverson was finally traded, and the Denver Nuggets appear to have received a great holiday gift. Or, perhaps they got a lump of coal.
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Breaker Boys
Life of the breaker boys in the anthracite coal fields in late 18th- and early 19th- centruy America. The hardships that faced the children frequently resulted in serious injury or death.
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Christmas Season Already!
Christmas Season Beginning!
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Four Christmases Film Review
Like "Step Brothers," "Four Christmases" is a comedy about execrable expectations of American society. Unlike "Step Brothers," it's a dreary, pointless, offensive mess.
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How to Write an Organized Essay
By following certain steps, students can produce papers and essays that are well organized, clear, and concise.
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War On The Home Front
When war broke out and the merchant navy began falling prey to U-boats British civilians were as embattled as British troops. The mechanisms of rationing had been prepared beforehand and when war was declared rationing was only a few days behind.
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What's That About Christmas?
We'll be moving on to the Vikings in January, but we interrupt this broadcast to take a look at a kids favourite time - Christmas!
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Damon Castillo: Band Origins and Plans in 2009
Suite 101 talks vices, roots and world domination with the articulate and talented Damon Castillo, lead vocalist and driving force behind the Damon Castillo Band.
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Terror on the Mississippi: The Sultana Disaster, Part II
Was a faulty boiler the cause of the Sultana explosion in April of 1865? Or was it, as some people still believe, an act of sabotage instead?
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Letters for Santa Claus
Every year, children's letters to Santa Claus receive answers - with some help from your friendly neighborhood postal workers.
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The Family Feuds
Soaps used to be dominated by families holding grudges for decades. But what makes them such a successful storyline direction and what makes them a risky venture should definitely be considered before any writer attempts to create or revive one.

Jane Yolen Books for Younger Kids
Author Jane Yolen teams up with talented artists to offer picture books that present a whimsical look at newborn babies and a funny take on a popular Christmas story.
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Storytelling Books for Kids with Bears
Bears, cowboys, and even ninjas deliver messages of friendship and goodwill in these storytelling books for kids.
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New Christmas Albums 2009
It's time to deck the iPods with new tunes for Christmas. (Ka-chi)gle all the way with these holiday cash grabs, er...that is, stocking stuffers.
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Review of Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker
In the tradition of The Princess Bride and Shrek, E.D. Baker offers her own hilariously touching fairy tale story.
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Self Published Magic and Monster Books for Kids
Check out these fun self published books for kids that give a new take on Halloween magic and monsters.
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Creating A Charlie Brown Christmas
Today, A Charlie Brown Christmas is considered a holiday classic. But when it first screened, very few people - including its creators - thought it would succeed.
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