Omicron, the latest and perhaps most contagious variant of the coronavirus, is proving to have a less severe effect on patients who are infected. The New York Times is reporting that several […]
New variant not as damaging?
Biden’s $2.3 trillion building plan
One of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign slogans was “Build Back Better,” and as president he’s seeking to follow through on that theme. On Wednesday he took the wraps off a $2.3 […]
Voting battles on many fronts
Georgia’s new law regulating – critics are calling it “suppressing” – voting moved to the front of the political debate Friday, spilling over into the courtroom and the U.S. Senate. The new […]
Warnock leads, other race tied
UPDATE: Democratic challenger Raphael Warnockhas gone into the lead over Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler by about 34,000 votes. The other U.S. Senate race, between Republican incumbent David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff, […]
Georgia election on our minds
A recording of a phone call in which President Donald Trump pressured the top Georgia election official to “find” enough votes to tip that state’s Electoral College votes away from President-elect Joe […]
Georgia certifies Biden win
Efforts to challenge or reverse the results of the Nov. 3 election took another setback on Friday, as the State of Georgia formally certified Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in that […]
Joblessness near Depression era
As was widely expected, Friday’s report of the U.S. unemployment rate was bad news. The Department of Labor revealed the jobless rate for April was 14.7 percent, the highest since the latter […]
Most think restrictions “about right”
Despite protests that attracted considerable media attention, most Americans are not in a hurry to “open up the country” and drop restrictions inspired by the coronavirus. That’s the conclusion from an Associated […]
