The latest COVID variant, Omicron, is still a mystery to many of us. Will it be severe? Will it be minor? What are we to make of having a different variant discovered about every four to six months and how do we handle that? We also are going to weigh in on the Jussie Smollett verdict and the embarrassment it has caused Chicago. Speaking of Chicago, what are big cities to do when crime runs rampant, especially during the holidays, when so many people are downtown?