Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.

A significant letter written by founding father Thomas Jefferson sold Friday for the asking price of $90,000 and will return to Maryland, the state where it was penned 242 years ago. The letter, ...

In the 1920s and ’30s, one scam artist was so brazen he actually sold Paris’ beloved Eiffel Tower — not once, but twice. He ...

Emily Yoon reflects on her time as Editor in Chief and the importance of partnership, integrity and accessibility in the newsroom.

Later, when alone, open the envelope, read the letter and write Santa’s response on the back of the child’s letter. Have Santa write: “It’s important to be green and save paper.

Kids’ letters to Santa Claus aren’t just wish lists anymore. Sure, Inland Empire children are still asking for Barbies, video games, Lego minifigures and kitchen play sets.

If you are like the majority of Canadians who think he needs to resign, perhaps you could write him a letter, or phone him. Somehow, I think JJ will listen to you, Santa.

Canada Post says letters destined for the North Pole will arrive by Christmas Eve as its operations resume, but Santa Claus "won't have time to respond" this year.

Worried that letters to Santa weren’t getting through because of the strike, they set up a connection to the Big Man in North Vancouver. All you have to do is drop your child’s letter off at ...

Santa Claus, Indiana, is home to a beloved tradition in which volunteers, or "elves," respond to thousands of Christmas letters sent to Santa each year from children from all over.

“He has mailed a letter to Santa every year since he was 3,” his mom Sarah Kemball said of her 7-year-old son.

Volunteer “elves” help the Santa Claus Museum & Village in Indiana respond to thousands of letters each year, some of them mailed and some of them written onsite at the nonprofit museum.