Medics are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.
2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Save the Children said four people have died and that Herat Regional Hospital has received 153 injured.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics, Uncategorized
The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the Republican Party’s isolationist shift
Republican primary voters across New Hampshire who pelted Republican presidential candidates with foreign policy questions this past week are hungry for better answers.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
6 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv continues drone counterstrikes
Meanwhile, the Russian defense ministry announced Sunday that Ukraine had launched 27 drones in an overnight attack on western Russia.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza, medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms
Relief groups called for the protection of the over 2 million civilians in Gaza urging an emergency corridor be established for the transfer of humanitarian aid.
Posted inNation & World, News
Blinken will return to Israel after stops in Arab nations aimed at avoiding a broader conflict
U.S. State Department announced the Secretary of State’s plan to travel Monday to Israel – his second visit in five days – as America’s top diplomat arrived in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egypt’s president.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Columnists hold lawmakers, voters to account
Whether in Congress or in our hometowns, take responsibility and don’t depend on the ‘other guy’ to keep our democracy functioning.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Owning 2 dogs is chaos – and I like it
Eight-month-old Karma is a happy, destructive toddler, slowly bringing out the extrovert in Janey and me.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Cha-ching! The Steller’s sea eagle made a tangible economic impact on Maine
Researchers estimate the economic impact of birders who traveled to the Georgetown/Boothbay region in the winter of 2021-22 to see the rare bird.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
It’s the time of year for horror and weird tales. Here are some favorites.
The October Country. The season of mists and melancholy. That time of year when graveyards yawn and things go bump in the night and we break out worn copies of Herbert Wise and Phyllis Fraser’s “Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural” or the collected ghost stories of Vernon Lee and M.R. James. In 2023, […]