KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an armored NATO bus Saturday on a busy thoroughfare in Kabul, killing 17 people, including a dozen Americans, in the deadliest strike against the U.S.-led coalition in the Afghan capital since the war began.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Some facts to crunch on
Paul Douin (letter, Oct. 18) wanted facts, so here they are.
Posted inSports
COMMENTARY — TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Mt. View enjoys plenty of firsts
On a cold and gray October afternoon, the Mustangs and Ponies played on a field carved out of a horse pasture. It was a fitting site for the first playoff game in Mt. View High School history.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Dishonest politicians lead us down tainted road
Maybe someone could explain something that has irritated me for a long time: How is that a forthright person with any form of honesty and decency can stay faithful to either the Democratic or Republican party knowing full well that they are corrupt and prejudiced.
Posted inOpinion
Fighter with a left hook
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — What was that about a Democratic “enthusiasm gap"?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Time has come for US dollar coin
A dollar bill, as we all know too well, is a fleeting thing. Not just because it leaves our hands so much more easily than it returns but because, as it changes hands, it wears out within about three years, and often sooner. A coin’s life span, by contrast, averages 30 years.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Redistricting process safer if embedded in Constitution
Legislative and congressional redistricting can cause some of the toughest political fights any state can have.
Posted inNews
Somerset County Sheriff’s officers deal with two high-speed pursuits
In two separate cases, Somerset County Sheriff’s officers on Friday and Saturday pursued two drivers who led them on high-speed chases, police said.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Foxcroft Academy does enough to stop Mt. View
KNOX — The scoring chances came early for the Mt. View High School football team, but the Mustangs, playing the first playoff game in the history of the program, couldn’t capitalize.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Winslow takes early lead, Lisbon makes dramatic comeback to win
LISBON — Quincy Thompson knew the ball was heading his way.