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… are terrified. They need all sorts of help. So let's stare a little longer at the Christmas tree until, blinded by the light, we can all turn into angels. [Phyllis Zagano is senior research …

… worker who has lived in the region all of his life, recalled an earlier time of springs and trees, of forest and shade -- now evolving into desert. “We have seen the change. This was once …

… away, many environmentalists may be asking themselves: Was it ok to cut down a real Christmas tree this year? Eco-blogger Pablo Paster at TreeHugger.com attempted to provide an answer for the … this holiday season. Paster sought his answer by comparing the environmental impact of fake trees versus real trees. Among the things he considers are the materials used to make artificial trees, the carbon …

… Haught … Religion News Service … Marxtine Gross, right, and other staff members choose giving tree ornaments from the Christmas tree at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington Dec. 5. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec) Marxtine Gross, right, and other staff members choose giving tree ornaments from the Christmas tree at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic …

… day, and the noonday almost-winter sun shed clear light on the people and the simple Christmas tree in the corner. As closing time drew near, a group at the end of the line began singing a …

… party this year. As her family has for decades, Dinkelspiel will exchange presents, decorate a tree and invite friends over for Christmas Eve. Dec. 25 has no religious significance for … your home," he said. Still, 9 percent of Jewish households in America decorate a Christmas tree each year, and another 8 percent said they usually or sometimes do, according to the 2000 … cities released last year found that 2 percent of Jewish households always have a Christmas tree, with about 4 percent saying they sometimes do, according to Ira Sheskin, director of the …

… have fond memories of kindhearted people who saw that they had something under their Christmas trees. Even if the gifts were a used pair of tap dancing shoes, or a doll with a broken foot, …

… than 40 people in various states were reported to have been killed by floodwaters, falling trees, car accidents and powerful waves. Parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, …

… men with chainsaws who went to Joplin, Mo., after the horrible tornado there in May. Lots of trees had been felled by the wind. But within two days, these men had all the timber cleared so …

… this coalition of the unwashed, the raffish, the punks, the anarchists, the dope smokers, the tree sitters, the dumpster divers, and the aggressive cyclists might actually constitute the …