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Colorado has confirmed the first U.S. case of a COVID-19 strain, first reported in the U.K. that is more contagious, but not more

severe than previously identified strains of the virus. Meanwhile, the U.S. recorded more than

3,700 coronavirus deaths yesterday, a new one-day record. Among them was Luke Letlow, a 41-year-old who was elected to Congress in a runoff

earlier this month. He is survived by his wife and two young children. The news reminds us that we are

ending a very difficult year. Compassion and encouragement are gifts every one of us needs. To that end, consider this story.

If you missed seeing Santa Claus in person this year, that's because you don't live in

Olney, Maryland. That's where Stephen Schur's jogs in the streets for exercise, while

wearing red or purple shorts and a matching hat. He is known in Maryland as the Marathon

running claws with a cause. He has nearly 50 long-distance races under his wide leather belt,

each of which he runs for charitable causes he promotes on his Facebook page.

Scherz has been playing the role for four decades, ever since children began pointing to his

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