ONLINE EXTRA: Seasonal Schizophrenia: Reflections on Christmas
Las Cruces Sun-News - Today, candles are used instead of oil. On each successive night, the number of candles lit increases by one. Prayers accompany the lighting of the candles. Chanukah is celebrated in the home beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev
U.K. Killer's 4th and 5th Victims Named
CBS News - Inside the hushed pews, the sober congregation interrupted their annual Christmas carol service to light candles for each of the dead women. Elderly women wiped tears away from beneath their thick glasses, as the vicar read out the names of the
Top Tips to stay safe from Fire this Winter
IC Ayrshire - With over 16,000 people killed or injured each year in domestic fires, the winter brings added risks related to heating appliances, candles, Christmas decorations and festive fun. A house fire can start unexpectedly at any time, says Jane
Church decides kids and candles don't mix
Earthtimes - CHELMSFORD, England, Dec. 14 A 259-year-old Christmas tradition involving children carrying candles in a Chelmsford, England, cathedral has been changed so no one's hair catches fire. The Christmas Eve event -- Christingle -- at Chelmsford Cathedral
Decorations a lesson in frugality
Charleston Daily Mail - Each sconce featured four electric candles mounted on wooden panels with flocked red wallpaper and green trim. The artificial greenery on them is shaped like a "j" for "joy." "These had been used for four or five years and in 1971, the bank decided
Light the Candles
Star-Press - Name: Roxie Shockley Hamilton, Yorktown. Birthday: 95 years old Dec. 22. Favorite pastimes: She loves reading books. Occupation: Dedicated nurse in Muncie area, including Muncie Schools for many years. Family: Husband, the late Arch Hamilton. Sister
Going light on the gifts
Newsday - Today, Jews remember the story by lighting an increasing number of candles over an eight-day period. Traditionally, Jews also give children gelt - money or chocolate coins - and eat oil-rich food such as latkes (fried potato pancakes) and sufganiyot
Quick and easy ways to create holiday cheer
Philadelphia Inquirer - Set pillar candles inside small wreaths, real or fake, and use them as centerpieces or on a mantel. Dress up a grouping of framed pictures on a wall by tying small sprigs of greenery with narrow red ribbon and attaching them to the frames. Decorate a
Yoko Ono's driver jailed in NYC on high bail
Newsday - Fans observe the anniversary of Lennon's death by gathering at Strawberry Fields, a section of Central Park opposite the Dakota. In the past, Ono and son Sean Lennon have placed candles on the windowsill of their apartment as a message of support.
State hustled to succeed
Los Angeles Times - The master plan nears its half-century anniversary, and many private Southern California colleges have already put 100 candles on their birthday cakes. Together, they can count their successes in the thousands upon thousands, one student's story at a
