military
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PublishedMarch 10, 2018
Maine Voices: World War I brought the U.S. into the winter of our discontent
These days look peaceful and prosperous when compared to those of 1918.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2018
Family blames 4 tours in Iraq for Maine man’s suicide
Relatives say Jesse Melanson was a great father, hardworking and generous, but wasn't the same person when he came home from Iraq.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2018
Education secretary DeVos backs school choice for military children
A proposal would allow military families to use $1.3 billion in public funds to send their children to private school or pay for education services.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2018
Fallout shelters fall out of favor
The concrete bunkers were everywhere at the height of the Cold War, but they aren't suited for today's threats.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2018
Tax dollars diverted from real problems to the masters of war
Substituting a volunteer military for conscription has enabled the Pentagon to carry on endless wars.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2018
Maine Voices: Early childhood education is as crucial to military readiness as jets and ships
It's important to get a head start on the building of academic and 'character' skills eventually needed to enlist or qualify for any career path.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2017
Rethinking the failed military option
Relying on a world strategy backed by armed might has cost us trillions and done little to solve international disputes.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2017
Three U.S. cities sue Defense Department over failures in gun-check system
The department must relay crime data on service members to curb mass shootings like the one last month in Texas, the cities say.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Charles Jenkins, U.S. sergeant who defected to North Korea in 1960s, dies
He was 24 when he drunkenly stumbled across the border. He spent the next nearly 40 years in what he described as a 'giant, demented prison.'
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PublishedDecember 9, 2017
Maine Voices: First Mainer lost in WWI a painful memory of a century ago
How ironic that many issues from 1917 continue to resonate long after the 'war to end all wars.'
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