by Justin Cox | Jan 22, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Growing up in the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains, the possibility of snow during mid-winter was strong. If not snow, then the threat of an unpredictable ice storm from the deeper recesses of the South. Moving up with a vengeance, like a Mike Tyson uppercut,...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 20, 2023 | Feature-, News
Key metrics for physical health, including obesity, diabetes and eating habits, have worsened after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Gallup poll released on December 14. The number of respondents Gallup classifies as obese (38.4%) has increased by 6% since 2019....
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 17, 2020 | Opinion
In the field of archaeology, there’s good news and bad. We might as well get the bad news out of the way first: virtually the entire 2020 digging season for volunteers has become a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most digs in Israel, at least, take place in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 24, 2020 | Opinion
No one needs reminding that life is currently different from anything we’ve known before. With large gatherings banned, in-person church meetings have been called off with no clear end in sight. As more and more states impose “shelter in place”...