An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Congress set to rescind COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that President Biden told House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy he would consider lifting the mandate.
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Military suicides drop as leaders push new programs
The shift follows increased attention by senior military leaders and an array of new programs aimed at addressing what has been a persistent problem in all the services.
Posted inNation & World
Coast Guard Academy settles suit over cadets-with-kids ban
A cadet who was expelled for becoming a father will get his degree as part of a legal settlement.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: For ‘banana republic’ elements, look no further than Trump’s presidency
Shortly after his election, a new book notes, he tried to subvert the military for political ends. His generals refused to go along.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Bradford Freeman, last ‘Band of Brothers’ survivor, dies at 97
Freeman parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation Market-Garden, and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law
The 5-4 decision found that Texas could not dodge a lawsuit from a former Texas state trooper after refusing to accommodate the veteran who was injured in the line of duty.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Two veterans had much in common, including the consequences of war
Billy Demo and Harold Haskins, longtime Skowhegan neighbors and Vietnam veterans, died within two weeks of each other, with more experiences in common than their families knew, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Why the U.S. must not intervene in Ukraine
As Vladimir Putin is backed snarling into a corner, we are now only a few bad decisions away from nuclear annihilation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
US Marshals arrest Newport man who failed to register as sex offender in Ohio
Tyler Miller, 37, formerly an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army, failed to register as a sex offender in Ohio and fled to Newport.