Tip of the hat to all of you this season

MONTREAL – Time for a holiday-season break from the divisions of the day. Surely you can read about war, protests, economic strains, cultural disputes, AI, cryptocurrency, the White House ballroom and Donald Trump elsewhere.

Christmas wishes are numerous

Inside this very newspaper is a look into the hearts of Clinton and Arapaho-Butler students thanks to the annual letters to Santa campaign. It’s a time-honored tradition brought to you by the school kids, teachers, the newspaper staff, and most importantly, the support of local advertisers.

Canadians have already answered this

MONTREAL – We know their names. Some of them are Margaret “Pearl” Fraser of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia; Mary Agnes McKenzie and Carola Douglas of Toronto; Alexina Dussault of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec; and Margaret Fortescue of York Factory, Manitoba. Among them was Minnie Follette, whose portrait hangs in Age of Sail Heritage Centre and Museum in Port Greville, Nova Scotia.

‘Orthodox faith is a lived experience’

For Orthodox Christians in America, the 20th century was shaped by waves of believers fleeing wars, revolutions and persecution in lands such as Greece, Syria, Russia and Romania.

Road to the Chicago train fire attack

On April 23, 2020, a man poured gasoline around the Illinois state government building in Chicago and set it on fire. The man, identified as Lawrence Reed, age 44, was said to be angry because he had not received his monthly government Supplemental Security Income check.

Netherlands, lesson in American history

For nearly two years, the American Cemetery in Margraten, The Netherlands – solemn site of more than 8,300 graves of Americans who died freeing Europe from Nazi rule – displayed commemorative panels honoring the Black military personnel who fought for freedom abroad that they were denied at home.

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