TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan today canceled dozens of international flights and evacuated more than 1,000 people from a vulnerable coastal village as a powerful typhoon threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains to the island. China was also making preparations in advance of the arrival of Typhoon Soulik, the first of the year […]
2013
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Teenager shot by Taliban comes to U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report released to mark the 16th birthday of a Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls says 57 million children around the world are not going to school, and half live in conflict-affected countries. The U.N. education and cultural agency UNESCO and Save the Children […]
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First aid prepares cadets to handle battlefield injuries
The intrinsic nature of war necessitates the need for on the spot first response medical care to avoid unnecessary casualties and there simply aren’t enough military medical professionals to handle them all. To combat the overwhelming need for additional personnel to assist injured soldiers during the heat of battle, the U.S. Army teaches all of […]
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We remember
The Department of Defense announced the deaths of soldiers in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Hilda I. Clayton, 22, of Augusta, Ga., died July 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of a noncombat related incident that occurred in Qaraghahi, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. She was assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st […]
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MILITARY NOTE
PAUL D. KOUSKY has been awarded an Air Force ROTC scholarship to attend a host college or university. High school seniors from across the country are selected after a competitive application process based on comprehensive tests scores, scholastic achievement, school officials’ evaluations, extra-curricular activities and community involvement. He is the son of Jennifer Kousky of […]
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The ADHD game
A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation states that children spend an average of seven and a half hours each day staring at a screen, whether it’s a television, a computer or some other electronic gadget — up 20 percent from just five years ago. Meanwhile, over the past decade, the number of children […]
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Egypt shows drawbacks of political purity
In Egypt, the army toppled a democratically elected government. In a country like the United States, it may be shocking that, no matter what a government’s policies, the vote of a majority of the people should be overturned by force. President Obama seemed to say that the military coup was acceptable because of the way […]
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Propane requires consumers be cautious
In the last six months, we have unfortunately had two fatalities from a gas explosion in Maine. The Maine Energy Marketers Association, whose members sell more than 90 percent of the propane in the state, is concerned about these incidents, and is emphasizing to consumers the importance of handling propane and any flammable gas safely. […]
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The receding roar of white America
It’s beginning to look as though we’re not going to get an immigration reform law this year. House Republicans are moving in a direction that will probably be unacceptable to the Senate majority and the White House. Conservative commentators like my friends Bill Kristol and Rich Lowry are arguing that the status quo is better […]