September 2013
The Crazy Party
Early this year, Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, made headlines by telling his fellow Republicans that they needed to stop being the “stupid party.” Unfortunately, Jindal failed to offer any constructive suggestions about how they might do that. And, in the months that followed, he himself proceeded to say and do a number of […]
Death toll from Pakistan church blasts rises to 81
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan police official says the death toll from a church bombing has risen to 81 as angry Christians protested the deadliest attack ever in Pakistan against members of their faith. Police official Noor Khan says the death toll from Sunday’s bombing in the northwestern city of Peshawar rose overnight to […]
Navy saves 3, seeks 2 after chopper crash
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. Navy says search teams are looking for two missing airmen after a helicopter crash in the Red Sea. Three crew members were rescued late Sunday after the MH-60S Knighthawk went down in the central Red Sea while operating with the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence. A statement today from […]
Phyllis Leavitt
BRUNSWICK — Phyllis Leavitt , 80, of Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at an assisted living facility in Freeport, Maine. Born in Waldoboro, ME, Phyllis was raised in Sanford, where she lived with her mother Marion, brother Russell and her uncle Arthur. After high school, at age 19, Phyllis enrolled in secretarial school […]