I was 10 years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. It was an ordinary Sunday, and after attending church, we had gone to my grandparents’ house for Sunday dinner. My Aunt Kitty and Uncle Stan were there. We had finished clearing up the dishes, and my brother Jimmy and I […]

BRUNSWICK The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet team will headline the 2012 Great State of Maine Air Show at Brunswick Landing, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority executive director Steve Levesque confirmed Tuesday from Las Vegas, where he is attending the International Council of Air Shows. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform Aug. 24 to 26, 2012, […]

HONOLULU C larence Pfundheller was standing in front of his locker on the USS Maryland when a fellow sailor told him they were being bombed by Japanese planes. “We never did call him a liar but he could stretch the truth pretty good,” Pfundheller said. “But once you seen him, you knew he wasn’t lying.” […]

I am committed to making sure this column does not become a yearlong rant about the ups and downs of having my husband deployed, but reactions to my Occupy column bring up common military spouse conundrums: Do military families think they are owed something because of their sacrifices? And can you even call it a […]

NEW YORK T he Santa hats, beach background or dressedup dog in the holiday card photo might be saying more than “ Merry Christmas” or “ Happy New Year.” The image can be a snapshot of the past 12 months: where you’ve been, what you’re thinking, your outlook, your outfits. Yes, it’s a big message […]

DALLAS (AP) — An undercover police operation erupted in gunfire aboard an Amtrak train idling at Union Station in downtown Dallas, leaving a suspect dead and an undercover narcotics officer and a bystander wounded. The incident happened about 4 p.m. Monday as Amtrak’s Texas Eagle from San Antonio to Chicago was nearing departure. Three plainclothes […]

Rep. Michele Bachmann said today she still thinks she has a good chance of winning the Iowa Republican caucuses, saying presidential campaign rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney “have significant flaws.” Bachmann said in a nationally broadcast interview that she, more than her rivals, personifies the kind of conservative values Iowa Republicans want, and said […]

Pakistan pulls forces from Afghan border ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan today temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in neighboring Afghanistan. Authorities want to discuss how to improve the process after NATO airstrikes last month killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, the military said. The decision highlighted current problems with […]