Many were horrified to hear the members and Rabbi of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, who were held captive as they prepared for Shabbat.

The COVID debacle has been a real boon to politicians and leaders across the nation.

Somehow – at just the right time – they convinced leagues of Americans to be afraid.

Normally by this juncture, I would have already penned a column about the upcoming forecast for this publication.

People don’t communicate anymore: they Facebook, Twitter, Zoom, blog, text, Facetime, chat and email.

The world has lost another treasure with the death of Bishop Desmond Tutu: the South African priest, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Eating black-eyed peas, hog jowl and collard greens on New Year’s Day has long been a custom, especially in the rural south.

The plan was simple: Find a house in western North Carolina, sell a house in eastern North Carolina, move during a pandemic, uproot our 16-year-old from his life and friends … and find a job.

I am reminded of the guy who slipped and fell down a flight of stairs.

He stood up, shook it off and said, “I’m glad that’s behind me.”

Please answer this question: will 2022 bring the end of democracy as we know it?