As the countdown of the Top 20 news stories of 2022 as reported in the pages of The SandPaper continues with the Top 10, you’ll likely notice that some are repeats of those selected for 2021. Or 2020. Or 2019, etc.

Big issues are often not easily resolved. Just look at national scene. Congress has been unable to reach agreement on a comprehensive immigration policy for decades. The nation’s debt continues its climb into the stratosphere, year after year.