The post-Halloween pattern is always the same. What should be a brief, quiet stretch of time is almost always interrupted by a widespread eagerness for Christmas. Even before the last autumn leaf falls,...

Every Thanksgiving, millions of Americans celebrate by watching or playing football. In fact, in 2024 the three Thanksgiving football NFL games received a record 141 million combined viewers. Senior Grayson...

Every year, the buildup to Thanksgiving entails a host of different events: bringing out the pumpkin decorations, shopping for pie ingredients and attending kindergarteners’ Thanksgiving programs. I...

Transcript: Here’s November 2024 in under 1 minute. Nationally, the 2024 U.S. presidential election took place on Nov. 5, drawing one of the highest voter turnouts in recent history. Key battleground...

As the holiday season rolls around, I find it is increasingly difficult to find places to volunteer, whether that be at a humane shelter or food pantry. During the holidays, these places are inundated...

As the fourth Thursday of November approaches—this year, it will be Nov. 28—the perfect American Thanksgiving comes back into the spotlight. As a holiday that originated from an autumn harvest feast...

Despite the complex and rather dark history behind the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving remains, at its core, a holiday meant for family, friends and gratitude. As cheesy as it sounds, the true...

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When thinking about a holiday meal, most people imagine there to be the traditional turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and potatoes on the dinner table. However it's not the ideal holiday dinner...

I first read “Molly's Pilgrim” in Mrs. Gilchrist's second-grade class circa 2014. It was around Thanksgiving time, and the lesson had something to do with family and family history.  This book stood...