"Old Christmas," said Olson, meant that "Christmas extended into the new year. ... Christmas wasn't a one-off situation, it was a festival with multiple layers, meaning and significance. It definitely ...

Columnist Terry Mattingly explores Appalachian “Old Christmas,” highlighting candles, hospitality and 12-day traditions ...

At the very edge of China, in the country's rugged and spectacularly beautiful northwest, the local police watch over the ...

As Arizona Republic reporter Joan Meiners nears the end of a nearly eight week journey on the Arizona Trail, she finds camaraderie in human company, but doubts in human activities. The trail winds ...