Winter solstice

• The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year, when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. CREDIT: Stockxpert. Winter officially arrives late Wednesday or in the wee hours of Thursday, depending on the time zone you are in.
(LiveScience.com)
• Winter is just getting started, but Occupy Detroit is here to tell you that starting on Dec. 21, the days are only getting brighter.
(Huffington Post)
• The astronomical start of winter—better known as the winter solstice—occurs at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
(Chicago Tribune)
• The winter solstice occurs tonight at 11:30 CST, marking the beginning of winter and the longest night of the year. That means today is the shortest day. The sun is at its lowest in the southern sky.
(Wichita Eagle)
• Is the fall weather an indicator of what is to come in the winter? The question arises as the winter solstice arrives at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Oklahoma.
(Daily Oklahoman)
• The Winter Solsitice arrives today in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the longest night of the year. This day has been celebrated by cultures all over the world, festivals and ceremonies honoring the darkness and calling the light.
(Examiner)
• Winter Solstice 2011 begins Dec.
(International Business Times)
• The 18th annual Winter Solstice Jazz Concert is Wednesday, Dec. 21, at St. Mark's Cathedral, 231 E. 100 South, Salt Lake City. The show showcases the Larry Jackstien Group, which has hosted the series since its inception.
(Salt Lake Tribune)
• Were near the winter solstice, a time of the year with the least daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. Doctors say that causes depression for some people, but there are a lot more depressing places on the first day of winter than the Charlotte region.
(CharlotteObserver.com)
• During this season of holidays, when debate erupts over the most non-exclusionary way to offer seasons greetings, there comes one event that many people dont even notice. It comes every year, and it affects everyone, whether they celebrate it or not.
(CBC)