tag:Military

Mayor

Greencastle Mayor Ben Thomas on ‘candy bomber,’ Depression, food banks

Greencastle Mayor Ben Thomas Jr. It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon just two days after Christmas as I author this very special message due to the Echo Pilot’s holiday schedule. I hope you made some wonderful memories with your family and friends. The family room is nice and warm as the days are now steadily getting […]

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Alaska

At NORAD, booze and national security make a troubling mix | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON – The email arrived in the middle of a workday: Are you thirsty? What followed was an afternoon drink at the “John Wayne Saloon,” an invitation-only tavern operating unknown to senior commanders inside the headquarters of the U.S military command center and base critical to defending the homeland and keeping Americans safe. The North […]

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Alabama

Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly trying to end military promotions blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Arizona’s U.S. senators have been writing legislation, talking with colleagues and speaking on the Senate floor in attempts to end Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong blockade of nearly 400 military promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policy. The blockade has been in effect for nine months. Yet, with the introduction of a resolution, […]

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