An 8-year-old girl co-wrote a heartfelt letter to Globe Santa with her mother requesting a return visit to their home north of Boston this year. “This Christmas I wish my mom is healthy so we can ...
While in her early 70s, Carter Catlett Williams found a treasure trove of letters written by the father she lost when she was not quite two years old. The letters were in a box in her attic, having ...
During budget debates, Coun. Aaron Paquette proposed a plan to restore $64.5 million to the City’s financial stabilization reserve, which would have pushed taxes above 9 per cent this year but lowered ...
For decades, scholars studying the Dead Sea Scrolls have puzzled over a small group of strange symbols and alphabets that appeared to belong to no known writing system. Now, a researcher says one of ...
Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...
I wondered if it was still cool for kids to write letters to Santa Claus. An old-fashioned letter, handwritten on paper, sealed in a paper envelope, with a return address and postage stamp. I used to ...
Reporter Samantha Swindler received a tough assignment a few weeks ago: The Oregonian would be celebrating its 175 th anniversary. Could she write the front-page story commemorating that major ...
On Friday, I’ll be standing outside for a couple hours, selling newspapers until my fingers and toes are numb, and it’s probably the most meaningful thing I’ll do this holiday season. Every year, our ...
Re “A blockbuster not-yet-agreement with the devil in the politics” (Nov. 28): I believe this memorandum of understanding is pure politics and the controversy much ado about nothing. I see a Prime ...