fear

The footsteps fell behind you, keeping pace. They were loud as an airplane, a few decibels below the beat of your heart. Yes, someone was following yo...

I hate waiting. That isn’t an especially healthy attitude, I know. The funny thing is those who are impatient about waiting seem to find themselves wi...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — About 25 years ago, my family was vacationing inNew Jersey, and my dad and I went golfing. On the way to the course, the car starte...

SCARED: Nightmare hayrides, haunted houses, creepy clowns, headless horsemen — what’s our obsession with being scared? The Cleveland Clinic shared the...

Understanding the 2024 Trump/Vance campaign: “In his 1964 essay, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” historian Richard Hofstadter described the...

TAX DAY COMETH: Half of all people would move to a different state to avoid taxes. Believe it or not, this has actually become a major consideration f...

DOYLESTOWN (TNS) — If you spend even a small amount of time scanning social media or watching cable news, the world still seems like a pretty grim pla...

PHOBIAS: Black cats and ghosts, thunder and lightning. Halloween is near. For some, that brings up a significant fear: in fact, Samhainophobia is a fe...

My biggest fear is that my turn to get the vaccine will come and I won’t know it. And criminals or Amazon employees will come before seniors who are a...

Scientists and researchers the world over have harnessed the energy of their minds and hearts to craft a weapon against the persistent and deadly COVI...

Don’t be afraid of COVID,” President Donald Trump said when he left the hospital and returned to the White House. “Don’t let it dominate your life.” M...

PHOBIAS : October is approaching, and if you’ve been in a store lately, you’ve seen all sorts of Halloween decorations. For some who suffer from phobi...

Visiting a doctor’s office or hospital can be unnerving with all the uncertainties individuals are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortun...

On the list of what frightens people the most, ranking right up there with spiders, snakes and heights are needles. In fact, the extreme fear of medic...

POETRY: We received some more poems from Joy Pascarella of Bradford, and want to share them with you. The first is called “Fear.” Fear is controlling ...

Failing at something triggers a ton of different emotions: the shame spiral, mountains of self-doubt, and fear-induced projections far into the future...

On Thursday, Sheetz in Lantz Corners officially opened its doors. Although many locals are excited, some worry about the future of the preceding Nitta...

Has Hollywood been stricken with a culture of complicity in the face of sexual harassment and abuse? Reports claiming Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein...

Since the events of Sept. 11, 2001, perhaps the most defining moment of recent history, Americans have seen the country go through a variety of social...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — As usual, the year's end brings reflections and ruminations on what was and what is to be. This time around, however, it feels as t...