February 2012
Far from home
To the editor: “ Destroyer going home,” read the headline. The USS Laffey DD 724 was built at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in February 1944 as Robert Turcotte wrote in his letter to the editor (“ Fabled vessel,” Feb. 3). She was one of 82 BIW World War ll ships the was supplied to the […]
Make care a priority
To the editor: Thanks for publishing “Ability to pay determines ability to spay,” on Feb. 8. There will be fewer unwanted cats hunting in our yards and killing already endangered birds. Here in Bath, dogs must be kept at home or on a leash. Strangely, and sadly, the article forced me to think of the […]
Obama seeks 28 percent corp. tax rate
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an electionyear marker in the debate over tax policy. In turn, corporations would have to give up […]
Syria shelling of Homs kills 2 Western journalists
BEIRUT — A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed today by Syrian shelling of the opposition stronghold Homs as President Bashar Assad’s regime escalated its attacks on rebel bases by strafing from helicopter gunships, activists said. Weeks of withering barrages on the central city of Homs have […]
Suspect in Capitol bomb sting expected in courtroom today
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia man charged following a yearlong FBI investigation with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol was expected to make a second court appearance today. Amine El Khalifi, 29, of Alexandria was arrested Friday and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. He was being held in jail […]
Church offers drive-thru for Ash Wednesday
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio church is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners who might be pressed for time today. The Rev. Patricia Anderson Cook of Mt. Healthy United Methodist Church in suburban Cincinnati plans to provide the service for people of all faiths and services beginning around 5 p.m. Ash Wednesday marks […]
NYPD built secret files on mosques
NEWARK, N. J. ( AP) — Americans living and working in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray. The operation in Newark was so secretive even the city’s mayor says he was kept in the […]
Poll: GOP voters split, but Obama tops all 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows. Obama tops 50 percent support when matched against each of the four GOP candidates and holds a significant […]
Across Europe, cuts have caused pain
WASHINGTON ( AP) — Europe has endured the pain of layoffs, wage cuts and tax increases designed to bring government debt under control. So where’s the gain? Far from falling, debt burdens are rising fastest in European countries that have enacted the most draconian austerity programs, according to The Associated Press’ Global Economy Tracker, which […]