Newspaper Sorry for Naughty Santa Jokes
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LOUISA, Ky. - A weekly newspaper in eastern Kentucky has apologized for mistakenly printing sexually explicit Christmas jokes that left some blushing readers as red as Santa's suit.
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British public broadcaster BBC's Radio 1 has cut out the word "faggot" from an old Christmas hit in a move the mother of the song's late performer branded "ridiculous".
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British public broadcaster BBC's Radio 1 program has cut out the word "faggot" from an old Christmas hit in a move the mother of the song's late performer branded "ridiculous".
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Sir, The Nelson Mail's glib and inapt title on a June 23 article "Nappies and compost cause a stink'' is inappropriate and obviously was penned by a philistine.   Compost should never "stink'' if made properly.
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COLUMBUS, Miss. - It wasn't tough for police to thwart two would-be Grinches - they just followed the telltale trail of wrapping paper.  Two unidentified boys, ages 14 and 12, were charged with burglary after they were accused of stealing Christmas presents from a family home, police said.
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A British newspaper reports Queen Elizabeth II will use YouTube to send out her 50th televised annual Christmas message. via FirstCoastNews
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The 20-year-old prince apologized Wednesday in a statement after a British newspaper printed a picture of him clutching a cigarette and a drink and wearing a swastika armband.
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At least 20 newspapers are objecting to Saturday's "Doonesbury" comic strip because it features a profanity, uttered in the strip by Vice President Dick Cheney.
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By Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News, Pa.  Dec. 19--Joshua Kavelish struggles to spell cell phone.   But that doesn't mean he can't ask Santa for one.  "That way if you're gone from home, people can talk to you," the  6-year-old explained.
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British public broadcaster BBC's Radio 1  program has cut out the word "faggot" from an old Christmas hit  in a move the mother of the song's late performer branded  "ridiculous."
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Santa Claus is under attack by his traditional rivals in Spain, the Three Kings, in an advertising campaign that shows the jolly man in red shot down in an alley and calls him over-commercial and cruel to elves.
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By Syed Nadzri  STORIES and statements about moral values and sinful acts seldom fail to fascinate us. Let's pick just a few that were reported in the newspapers over the last week. And let our thoughts be provoked a little.
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Move over Santa. The red-clad philanthropist has lost the top slot on Forbes magazines' list of the 15 richest fictional characters to defence contractor Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
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Science & environment: Bad science: Christmas is a time for harmless lies, the chocolatey indulgences of the thought world
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Santa Claus can still come to town, Vienna officials said on Thursday to calm an outcry over mistaken reports the jolly mythical figure had been banned from traditional pre-Christmas visits to kindergartens.
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The head of the equality watchdog said sorry Monday after causing a stink with an off-colour joke about the late Queen Mother during an after-dinner speech.
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The famous British department store Harrods said Wednesday it had fired a Santa Claus who made "inappropriate" comments to adult visitors.