Words and images usually work in tandem, but for some artists, letters themselves are visual forms – not messages to be read so much as shapes to be seen. “My background is in calligraphy,” said poet ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — It’s nice to have connections, especially to the big man himself. Midstate kids Stella and Sam nearly missed sending their letter to Santa Claus ahead of Christmas Eve.

How are you? I would like an American Girl doll’s bed, I also would like some big Legos, and, most of all, I would love to have some shoes with wheels. These shoes have a button that you press and a ...

I have been a very good girl. This year, I would like some pretty clothes, a dollhouse, and a bike. Please tell Mrs. Claus that I said hello. I am being very good in class and I work hard. Please ...

At first glance, the latest addition to Grifton’s holiday landscape looks like nothing to write home about. No bells or whistles, tinsel or glitter. Just a wooden box with a light inside. But for ...

NORTH POLE — Dear Santa, 5-year-old Angelo would like an iPad, a kid’s metal detector, an apron and some kitchen stuff. Oh, by the way, he signed his letter to you, “I Love Santa.” Kids from across ...

For more than 50 years, Loveland area youngsters have been posting their letters to Santa in a special mailbox, first at the Reporter-Herald office, and now at the Loveland Public Library. Thanks to ...

Ray Watford is a retired production director who worked for newspapers in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. At my part-time job at The Well community center in Hilliard, I help ...

Every year, children across Blount County take time to write to Santa Claus, sharing their wishes, their worries and a little bit of their holiday magic. The letters printed here were written by ...

This is nearly crunch time for Kriss Kringle, so you can imagine there are a lot of things he needs help with, especially answering the letters he receives from boys and girls from all over the world.

“My house looks like the movie Elf. It looks like the North Pole threw up in it.” For Colby Phillips, 51, that’s not a complaint — it’s a job description. For more than a decade, the Worcester County ...

WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, MANY VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND KIDS ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CHRISTMAS TRADITION LIKE THIS. IT’S WRITING THEIR CHRISTMAS LIST IN BRAILLE AND SENDING IT OFF ...