First United Methodist Church Dallas in the snow. (Courtesy of Wesley Fryar and Jay McDowell) As December comes to a close, we take a look back at the roller coaster ride that was 2021 Compiled by the Dallas Voice Staff After a year of quarantine doom-and-gloom and uncertainty, the availability of several new COVID-19 vaccines, not to mention the fact that the Trump presidency was coming to an end and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would be inaugurated as president and vice president on June 20, gave many people hope that 2021 was the year we would rebound.
The year started with an air of optimism. Unfortunately, that didn’t last long. The country — the world — watched in horrified disbelief when, on Jan.