CADIZ, Ky. — Dalton Ray McDougall, age 19, of Cadiz, KY, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012, in Trigg County, Kentucky. Dalton was currently in his first year at Hopkinsville Community College. He was a member of Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Olive, KY. He was a 2012 graduate of Trigg County High School where […]
December 12, 2012
Keegan A. Brennen
TOPSHAM — Keegan Alexander Brennen was born July 4, 1990, in Key West, Florida. He was an artist, illustrator, creative writer who loved people especially family and friends. Keegan graduated Mount Ararat High School in 2008. He graduated from New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH in May 2012 with a Bachelors of Fine […]
Edmund H. Gibson
BRUNSWICK — Edmund H. Gibson, 91, of 13 Wheeler Park, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at his home. He was born in Newton, MA, October 2, 1921, the son of Alec and Ethel Cary Gibson. He graduated from Watertown High School, Lawrence Academy, and Bates College. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War […]
John Thomas Riley Horgan
OLYMPIA, Wash. — John “Jake” Thomas Riley Horgan, age 26, formerly of Stowe Lane, Brunswick, died Thursday, December 6th at his residence. He was born on November 10, 1986 in Boston, MA, the son of Dr. Matthew D. Horgan of Bath, ME and Patricia L. Riley of Brunswick, ME. He attended the St. John’s School, […]
Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
NEW DELHI (AP) — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the first rock benefit concert as he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over nearly a century. From George Harrison to […]
Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes Costa Rica
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled Costa Rica early today. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The USGS said the quake, which struck at 12:54 a.m. local time, had an epicenter about two miles south-southwest of Naranjo, which is about 22 miles […]
First section of WTC spire being hoisted
NEW YORK (AP) — The first section of a spire that will rise atop the World Trade Center’s tallest building is set to be lifted into place today. Nine of 18 giant steel pieces of the spire arrived at the site in New York City Tuesday via barge from Port Newark, N.J. The arrival marked […]
Indy to replace fleet with electric, hybrid
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis wants to become the first major city to replace its entire fleet with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in a move designed to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign-produced fuels, city officials said Tuesday. Mayor Greg Ballard is expected to sign an executive order mandating the city to replace its current sedans […]
Gunshine State
The more people who are packing heat, the more likely that minor confrontations will turn deadly. Such killings are all the more likely in Florida, which has issued more than 900,000 permits to carry concealed weapons — far more than any other state. In 2005, Florida became the first state to pass a Stand Your […]
Cut to the chase
Back in 1996, President Bill Clinton reformed America’s welfare system into mostly a get-a-job program — outraging many fellow Democrats. But welfare reform turned out to be a practical, sensible success that caused less suffering than liberals had feared. America’s number of welfare recipients fell from 12.2 million in 1996 to 4.5 million in 2006. […]