The election is finally over, thank God. However, Dale Gillis is still throwing rocks at John McCain and his running mate (Nov 27 letter). His comments about McCain watching the fire on the USS Forrestal on July, 1967, on TV and doing nothing are absolute nonsense. ...more

November 30, 2008

We just noted the first anniversary of the collapse of a rather ordinary bridge in Minneapolis. ...more

August 5, 2008

SEBRING — WAVES, says Betsy Waddell, is a World War II acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Waddell is a former chief petty officer, so she wasn't a volunteer. At her last assignment, she ran the military hospital billing department for the spouses of sailors. And that is what WAVES prefer to be called these days, says Waddell. Women serve in nearly every job the Navy offers, including ships. ...more

May 30, 2008