JIMMY SMOTHERS: Gifts for teachers should come from the heart

Christmas is hardly over, yet the Alabama Legislature is making a big to-do about how much money children can spend on gifts for their teachers next year.


'Most popular' Christmas gift Amazon Kindles 'go unused'

London, Jan 22 (ANI): Amazon's Kindle e-reader was one of the popular gifts during this Christmas in the UK, but many have gone unused, according to a survey.


Christmas gift gets mum on the right track

Debbie Clough has made history by becoming the first woman to drive the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway AB699 locomotive.


CIS third graders help the Samaritan Inn in McKinney

Submitted photo Third grade students at Celina Intermediate School collected items for the Samaritan Inn in McKinney instead of having a gift exchange for themselves. They pose with their teachers with items collected before they were delivered to the Samaritan Inn.


Gift Card Thief

A 39-year-old Green Bay man is being charged with stealing his neighbor's Christmas gift card.


Upper Dublin teen says he stole 'Christmas gift'

An Upper Dublin teenager told police he wanted a Christmas gift to give to his little cousin.


Shoppers check out with their own gifts

abottrell@nptelegraph.com


Rain was perfect Christmas gift for Central Texas

Rain was perfect Christmas gift for Central Texas Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:33 p.m., Friday, December 23, 2011 Welcome relief from the record drought conditions of summer finally arrived. During a recent rain shower, my wife and I were admiring the poinsettias on display ...


Bedford family receives anonymous Christmas gift of $100

The Roberts family, of Bedford, received an unexpected gift this Christmas: $100 in cash, left in an envelope on their car windshield by a generous stranger.


The generosity of the Irish

dwetzel@nptelegraph.com