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Virginia O’Hanlon. (Source: newseum.org)
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‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an...

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10 Dec 2021 | 12:53
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real in September 1897.
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real in September 1897.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun and the quick response was printed as an...

Columns
10 Dec 2020 | 12:49
Letter from the publisher

Letter from the publisher

Together we face the unparalleled and devastating challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis. At Straus News, we are...

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24 Mar 2020 | 12:26

Workers to lose hundreds from paychecks this year to fund Murphy’s progressive agenda

Senator Steve Oroho warned New Jersey workers that they should expect smaller paychecks in the New Year due to the governor’s...

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24 Jan 2020 | 01:05
The moral hazard of sanctuary state policies

The moral hazard of sanctuary state policies

The New York Times ran a disturbing story in 2017. The piece, “A Path to America, Marked by More and More Bodies,” highlighted...

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23 Dec 2019 | 02:46
This is just one of the portraits of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the editorial cartoonist often considered to be the Father of the American Cartoon.
This is just one of the portraits of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon."

‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'

The letter:

Dear Editor:

I am 8 years old.

Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

Papa says, ‘If you see it in...

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13 Dec 2019 | 01:09

Wirths: Murphy push for illegal immigrant driver’s license a 'bone head' idea

Assemblyman Hal Wirths blasted Gov. Phil Murphy’s push on Monday for lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow undocumented...

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27 Sep 2019 | 12:41

Fasano calls for abolition of school formula

Anthony Fasano, Republican Candidate for Sussex County Freeholder and current Board President of the Hopatcong Board of Education,...

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20 Sep 2019 | 02:06

Oroho: New fraud charges in school lunch program show state school aid formula still vulnerable

Senator Steven Oroho said that new criminal charges related to the fraudulent enrollment of ineligible students in the free...

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09 Sep 2019 | 04:03

Wirths calls taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants outrageous

College students without legal status are receiving nearly $4 million in student aid to attend two-year and four-year schools,...

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22 Aug 2019 | 03:45

When will the Murphy administration respond?

Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) today followed up on their invitation to Attorney General...

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15 Aug 2019 | 03:50

People have power to end epidemic of deaths on roads

Sometimes things have to be placed in the right context in order for people to put it in the proper perspective. An excellent...

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07 Aug 2019 | 03:03

Boost voter participation with better absentee

County election officials across Pennsylvania disenfranchised thousands of voters in last year's general election, not because...

Columns
07 Aug 2019 | 03:00

The Legislature can take action now to lower and reform property taxes

Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths once again reiterated their support for a special legislative...

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26 Jul 2019 | 01:56

Sierra Club: Lake Hopatcong's closed for a month, no end in sight

Lake Hopatcong remains closed to swimming and water sports because of a toxic algae bloom that had shut down the lake for...

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24 Jul 2019 | 01:03
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