By Clifford Kulwin Earlier this week, Emma Green wrote in The Atlantic that four years of President Trump “has made it harder than ever to separate evangelicalism from politics.” She’s right, and no-one embodies that reality better than newly-elected Congressman Madison Cawthorn. Profiles of the 25-year-old North Carolina conservative frequently […]

Harrison Police Chief David Strumolo is set to the join the $200,000 club of Hudson County law enforcement. The $22,000 raise that the town council is expected to approve next month would pushing the third-year chief’s annual salary to $202,000, putting him more on par with his peers in nearby […]

Dan Simms, 57, has always been something of a master salesman. Selling everything from surgical equipment to business forms over a 30-year career, he commonly earned free trips and other sales incentives for being a top producer. He eventually started his own business, but it folded during the Great Recession. […]

As I was a teenager, I had the opportunity to stay on a friend’s private island in Georgian Bay, Ontario in Canada for a vacation. It had a number of smaller islands out in front of it and I remember that my friend and I were begging his parents to […]

Route One Apparel encourages people to shop local this holiday season Updated: 9:47 PM EST Nov 21, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THEO: THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON AROUND THE CORNER. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS NEXT WEEK. THIS YEAR, OF COURSE, IT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO SHOP LOCAL. JOINING US […]

Dear Amy: My sweetheart wants to plan a family trip. At first it just involved our household and one other household. Now it has expanded to include plans involving many other households. I am uncomfortable with this, and have said as much. The families involved have made suggestions to make […]

The conversion of class days to vacation days at Homer-Center School District — in order to extend the Thanksgiving holiday and create more idle time to alleviate the spread of COVID-19 in the schools — has been balanced with the addition of a class day in the spring. The school […]

CLOSE The airline industry doesn’t expect Thanksgiving travel to match levels it saw in 2019, when 31.6 million Americans traveled, but it is anticipating an increase in passengers during the holiday, which is expected to run from Nov. 18 through Dec. 1 this year. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport expects […]

For global travelers accustomed to exploring the planet in high style, 2020 has presented unprecedented barriers. International travel has ground to a halt, various countries have completely shut off to visitors, and entire tourism sectors have been forced to go dark.  The world’s most in-demand luxury tour operators haven’t been […]

Internet advertisements that include phrases like “you won’t believe what happens next” and “doctors hate him” have dominated the online landscape for years, often failing to deliver on their promises, and leaving readers clicking through endless slideshows with no payoff. One such advertisement that appeared to be clickbait showed a […]

Do you have a holiday lights display that would give Clark Griswold from the movie “Christmas Vacation” a run for his money? GREENSBORO, N.C. — “Is your house on fire, Clark?” “No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights!” Do you have a holiday lights display that would give Clark […]

This is the first column in a five-part Heard on the Street series on how the American economy might look once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. With this month’s announcements of two highly effective Covid-19 vaccines, enough Americans should be inoculated over next spring and summer for normal life to […]

iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ) and Huya (NYSE:HUYA) are two of China’s most well-known video platforms. iQiyi is a top premium platform for TV shows and movies, and Huya is a leading platform for streaming video games. Both companies are also subsidiaries of much larger companies. iQiyi belongs to Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), which still […]

Airbnb is preparing to release its highly anticipated shares to the public markets before the year is up. The enterprise stumbled through the COVID-crisis, but it is preparing to soar in the rapidly digitalizing new normal.  If I am able to purchase ABNB (its anticipated ticker) at the $30 billion target […]

Three more Indiana County school districts are dialing back their in-person classroom teaching to full-time at-home online education, and another is poised to join the growing number of districts retreating from gathering classes during a spike in COVID-19 cases. Indiana Area, Purchase Line and Homer-Center school districts decided Thursday to […]

Welcome to the winter wonderland of 2020, where Santa visits are virtual or behind a mask and interactive kids’ activities have been nixed until next year. Yet, there’s still a lot that’s merry and bright this year as organizations and venues work at making the season special for kids despite […]

You already know that online rental sites like Airbnb or VRBO can hook you up with some amazing luxury properties. But did you know you could book your next getaway at a house built by a world-famous architect or one featured on TV or in film? If you’re looking to […]