Confederate street names stir debate in . . . New York City?

Two of the Confederate Army's best-known leaders have streets named for them in a place not normally associated with the Southern side of the Civil War - New York City. Now some elected officials are trying to undo it.

Looking toward retirement, BCC President John Sbrega reflects on life and the college

As a teenager in Holyoke in the 1950s, John J. “Jack” Sbrega dreamed of one day coaching baseball and teaching at a local prep school near his hometown.  He saw himself on the baseball diamond “with leather patches on my jacket. Maybe I'd take up pipe smoking,” he said with a laugh.  He aimed to follow the footsteps of his dad - a high school teacher and professor at Westfield State College, now Westfield State University.  “Education was something I grew up with in the house,” he said.

Panels demand billions more for defense than Trump requested

Two House Democrats want to compel the Air Force to detail how much has been spent on trips that President Donald Tr... Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's asked the new leader of New York City's troubled public transit system to do a series of urgent reviews of the agency's management and aging infrastructure. The endangered killer whales that frequent the inland waters of Washington state are having pregnancy problems because they can't find enough to eat.

Congress must stop soft ‘earmarking’ in Pentagon spending bill

Sometime on Sunday the House Appropriations Committee released its "Chairman's Mark" of the Fiscal Year 2018 spending bill for the Pentagon. And late Monday night the Defense subcommittee met in closed session to produce the opening salvo in the Pentagon spending battle.

President Trump Should Listen to Candidate Trump, Avoid Another Middle East Quagmire

MEDITERRANEAN SEA The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

County Open Space Program Helps Aviation Museum With Major Door Restoration Project

The restoration efforts at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum are constant and costly. Thanks to the Cape May County Open Space Historic Preservation Program, museum staff will be able to undertake a large project that has been on the list of recommended repairs since the museum's inception in 1997; restoring the bottom sections of the telescopic hangar doors on the east and west sides.

Thune releases statement on Trump Administration proposal to withdraw WOTUS rule

U.S. Sen. John Thune said Tuesday that he applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for initiating a formal process to withdraw the Waters of the United States rule. He said the EPA and the Corps now begin a replacement rulemaking process that will gather input and re-evaluate the definition of WOTUS.

Phil Burgess: Even in retirement, many find it’s best to keep on moving

Phil Burgess is president of the Annapolis Institute and author of A A'Reboot! What To Do When Your Career Is Over But Your Life IsnA A't.A A' Send your post-career story or nominations of interesting people with good stories or other comments to pburgess@annapolisinstitute.net. Phil Burgess is president of the Annapolis Institute and author of A A'Reboot! What To Do When Your Career Is Over But Your Life IsnA A't.A A' Send your post-career story or nominations of interesting people with good stories or other comments to pburgess@annapolisinstitute.net.

Haley says warning to Syria also aimed at Russia and Iran

A warning from the White House to Syrian President Bashar Assad about another possible chemical weapons attack was also aimed at two of Assad's key backers, Russia and Iran, the U.S ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday. During testimony before the House panel on foreign operations, Nikki Haley also called Assad "barbaric" and said she can't envision a "healthy Syria" if he remains in power.

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The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service. The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service.