This is a helpful list . . . definitive, well-ordered, convenient, educational and profoundly clever with the alpahbetized format.

As I began reading this, Melissa, I found myself wanting to make a statement about freedom. By way of introduction to my comment about freedom, know this:

I am not a journalist, although I have two daughters with Journalism degrees from UNC. I, however, am a novelist, a poet and a blogger. We have a different way of presenting information, history, thoughts, images, and whatnot, and we write for different purposes.

My main purpose, ostensibly, is to present history and human character in a way that is historically edifying, meaningful, somewhat emotional and sometimes even "artistic", whatever that means.,

So here's my comment about freedom:

Freedom is also called "liberty," i.e. the middle item in "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Freedom is an essential plank in our American heritage and cultural treasure.

But hey, freedom is messy! You've heard that said, right?

What that means is . . . exactly what we have seen in these last 30 years or so, with the rise of social media and the decreased inmpact of classic or "traditional" or mainline media.

Freedom is important, and it is precious.

In the decades ahead, separating truth from fake news will be one of our major challenges in this free society. Freedom will, as we have already seen, be manipulated by exptremists, liars, fascists, communists, criminals, conspirators, anti-conspirators, fiduciaries and fools.

What we have here is, as the prescient novelist Huxley fictionalized is a brave new world.

Only the brave will actually stand up and pay the dear price for daring to separate, publicly and forthrightly, what is true and what is not true, if such a thing can even be agreed upon.

Apparently, the present predicament of the "stolen" election will be a case study for journalists from now until the cows come home, if they ever do.

You, Melissa, are to be commended for boldly presenting a categorical, well-organized report by which we here in flyover country, as well as the coastal authorities, can begin to make some sense and useful judgements about the news or not-news that rolls across our consciousness as the 21st century creeps toward whatever history, providence, destiny and happenstance has in store for us.

Thank you. Keep up the good work.