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Multiple times in the past few months, when discussing the horrors of this year, a friend has half-jokingly said, "If Jesus is going to come back, now would be a great time!" In a year that has seen a pandemic,...
Long months of the vicious COVID-19 pandemic preceded the arrival of this year's Advent season leading to Christmas. Neither Advent nor Christmas in 2020 will escape the pandemic's shadow. But Advent is a season for conversion, a hopeful, forward-looking period...
Football is in its final week of its regular season, while soccer, field hockey and volleyball have moved into their respective tournaments. Unfortunately, that means some teams have reached the end of the road, but there are plenty of...
WILMINGTON — Emma Gioffre found a bit of open space on the afternoon of Nov. 28, and that was all the Archmere sophomore needed to score the only goal in the Auks’ 1-0 overtime field hockey overtime win at...
CLAYMONT — With only two at-large bids available in the Division II football state tournament this season, coupled with the fact that the Diamond State Athletic Conference winner does not get an automatic berth, Archmere wanted to make sure...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s picked up a convincing win in the first set, but the Spartans were taken deep into sets two and three in a sweep of Ursuline on Nov. 28. Set scores in what was the final...
VATICAN CITY -- One by one 11 senior churchmen, including two U.S. citizens -- Cardinals Wilton D. Gregory of Washington and Silvano M. Tomasi, a former Vatican diplomat -- knelt before Pope Francis to receive their red hats, a...
CLAYMONT — Newark Charter rebounded from its first two losses of the season with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Archmere on Nov. 27. It was the third game of the week and the regular-season finale for both teams. After a...
WASHINGTON -- Common Sense Media's recurring survey of screen usage by our youngest children was issued Nov. 16. What shouldn't be surprising is that children are using their screens more than ever, according to their parents. What should be surprising, however,...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Sarah McCauley, her husband and their two children normally divide Thanksgiving weekend between two large family gatherings in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but because of COVID-19, this year's celebrations will likely be virtual. "It can't happen this...

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