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https://theturtleislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/editorial_thumb-1.jpg300300It may seem early, but at Turtle Island News we want to wish you, all of our readers, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday. As office’s wind up, parties are over, and it’s now time for family. Time to reconnect, to wind down, and to have fun and remember the spirit of the season. And in that spirit, we bring you that infamous editorial from the Sept. 21, 1897 issue of the New York Sun that answers the question… “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.” Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in the Sun, it is so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia, Your