The Rafael Peralta is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer named for a Marine and nationalized U.S. citizen originally from Mexico who was killed in combat in Iraq in 2004.
October 2015
Posted inLife & Culture
Molinaro, drive-in owner in “Happy Days,” dies at 96
Al Molinaro, who retired from acting since the 1990s, died of complications of gallstone problems.
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Posted inMaine, News
At BIW, building high-tech ship causes high-stakes strain
BIW christens the Rafael Peralta, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Greek banks need $15.8 billion to get back on track
The European Central Bank reviews Greece’s four main banks.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai, 224 dead
The aircraft crashes in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai Peninsula, killing 224
The pilot had radioed about technical problems, an aviation official says.
Posted inOp-Eds
Debates aren’t on TV to entertain, but to learn who would be a good president
We learned a little more about the GOP candidates on Wednesday, and moderators got slammed for stupid questions.
Posted inEditorials
Two-for-one editorial: Require registration in the name of public safety
Fill in the blank yourself with either ‘drones’ or ‘guns’ and the logic still holds.
Posted inOp-Eds
How much would he write if he had a topic?
You’d be amazed at how much there is I don’t want to write about.