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Christmas in China

Official statistics show that the percentage of China’s population who are Christians is only 1 percent, but an increasing number of Chinese people join the Christmas celebration family now because Christmas always brings with...

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Holiday Celebrations and Thanks

My strongest memories of the holiday season, like many people’s, are ones of traditions or their interruptions.  My brother and I looked forward to Christmas Eve service, held in a gigantic Cathedral-like Congregationalist...

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Happy New Year from Ultima Thule

On Jan. 1, 2019, NASA’s New Horizons space probe will pass by Ultima Thule.  Ultima Thule may sound like a robot from the Transformers movies, but in actuality, it is a Kuiper Belt asteroid orbiting the sun at a distance of four...

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Celebrating Christmas in Mexico

When December comes around, Mexicans all around the world begin to celebrate Christmas in a very special way. With delicious food, beautiful poinsettias and bright lights, people embrace their Mexican heritage through traditions...

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Did Somebody Mention Comedy?

What is your definition of comedy? If you find this question difficult to answer, then you should have been at the Hailey Boyle show this past Nov. 15. Hailey made her second appearance at UMPI, and just as with her first visit,...

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