Tabla de contenidos para December 26, 2025 en ScoopUSA Digital

During the holiday season, when the air is filled with memories, melodies, and moments that bring us closer together, two faith communities united to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas. Sayers Memorial United Methodist Church and Barry Long Memorial United Methodist Church came together to host a beautiful and heartfelt event appropriately titled “Happy Birthday, Jesus.” It was more than a gathering—it was a celebration of faith, family, joy, and purpose. From the moment you entered the room, you could feel it: love was in the air. Not the rushed, commercialized version of the season, but genuine love—the kind that makes you smile at strangers, hug a little tighter, and feel grateful just to be present. This event created a warm and welcoming space where everyone, young and…

Jackie Ormes is proudly recognized as the first African American cartoonist in the United States, making significant contributions to the medium with her four notable comic strips: “Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem” (1937), “Candy” (1945), “Patty Jo ‘n’ Ginger” (1946), and “Torchy Brown, Heartbeats” (1950). Born on August 1, 1911, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ormes was the daughter of William Winfield Jackson and Mary Brown Jackson. William was an entrepreneur who owned a printing business and a movie theater. At the same time, Mary, a dedicated homemaker, became a single parent after her husband tragically died in a motor vehicle accident in 1917. Consequently, Jackie and her sister, Delores, were briefly raised by their aunt and uncle. In 1936, Jackie Jackson married Earl Ormes. Despite the heartbreaking loss of their…

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles — “oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she giddily kicks her feet. She’s practicing what she calls Laughasté, a hilarious yoga routine she created, a descendant of “laughter clubs” that emerged in India in the 1990s. It feels awkward at first, but you fake it till you make it, she said. “It’s about allowing yourself to be OK with being awkward,” said Bee, a Los Angeles comedian and speaker. “Then you’re going to find some form of silliness within that is going to allow you to laugh involuntarily.” The laughter clubs were based on the commonsense notion that laughter…

I was sitting in the waiting room of a doctor’s office last week when someone I hadn’t seen for many years came in. When he saw me, he said, “Bob! How are you? You look great!” I don’t look great. Since I last saw him, my hair has turned from gray to white, and there’s far less of it. My skin has gone blotchy. The bags under my eyes have gone from brown to blue. And my wattle has become the size of a bullfrog. “You look great, too, George.” I lied. George looked about a hundred years older than I remembered him. Why do we feel compelled to say “You look great” to someone who looks like a fossil? I’m nearing 80. George must be 82 or 83. No…

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA, December 22, 2025-Senator Tim Kearney’s (D-Delaware) Fifth Annual Diaper Drive achieved an impressive milestone this year, collecting the largest amount of diapers ever. This success underscores the power of our community’s partnerships and the strong participation from residents across Delaware County. We gathered tens of thousands of diapers, wipes, and essential baby items to effectively support families, in collaboration with The Foundation for Delaware County, local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) offices, and the Maternity Care Coalition. This year’s drive featured numerous collection sites, hosted by the offices of Senator Amanda Cappelletti and state Representatives Lisa Borowski, Heather Boyd, Gina H. Curry, Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’-Mara, Carol Kazeem, Regina Young, David Delloso, and Greg Vitali, along with our local YMCAs and The Foundation for Delaware County. Early…

Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it. But no. "We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.” But that’s just how pop culture works, isn’t it? Who’s to explain why parents alone in their cars were suddenly singing “up up up” from that “KPop Demon Hunters” song? Or why, in the Venn diagram of pop culture and zoology, was it the capybara that emerged victorious and beloved? Goodbye, Moo Deng. You’re adorable, but so 2024. Despite our new obsessions, though, some things remained constant — by which we mean Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, of course. It seems like every…