POLITICS
Finding the USS Indianapolis in Philippine waters
After suffering years of mental anguish, Captain McVay committed suicide in November of 1968 using his Navy-issued sidearm.
Understanding what ‘Whistleblower RICO’ is
RICO stands for Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act. It was originally designed to go after the Mafia but has evolved as an effective tool against any criminal enterprise.
ENTERTAINMENT
Sonic Bliss, Dangerous Birds, and ‘Gurl 22’ Thalia Zedek
"Gurl 22" Thalia Zedek carved a signature sound in her post punk sonic whirlwind, mining darker raw emotion throughout a succession of projects and bands.
Cold truth: ‘Game of Thrones’ Ep. 6: ‘Death Is The Enemy’
In prior seasons, the next to last episode has the most action and the most deaths.
BUSINESS
Homeowners Insurance: Law and lessons (Part 2)
HO-2, HO-3, “named perils” and “open perils” defined, plus inclusions, exclusions, claims adjustors and reading the fine print.
Trading Diary: Investors thank God the weekend’s coming
The annual August-September stock market has arrived with a vengeance in 2017. Individual investors try to circle the wagons and get through the next assault.
TRAVEL
How to spend a perfect on the Lake of Lucerne in...
Veteran traveler Bob Taylor creates a picture perfect itinerary for a picture perfect place, Switzerland's Lake Lucerne
The American Hotel in Sag Harbor: A Legacy of Brilliance
The American Hotel combines an exhilarating atmosphere, exceptional fine dining, exquisite wine, and the legacy of 45 years at the vortex of nightlife in Sag Harbor.
SCIENCE
Provincial Summer Vegetables: Recipe for summer’s garden harvest
This scrumptious summertime side dish, filled with layers of leeks, eggplant, squash and tomatoes, provides approximately 6 individual servings.
Battling ALS with gadgets, wheelchairs and other paraphernalia
When the apple fell on Sir Isaac Newton's head, rather than making a pie, he discovered gravity. There's a corollary to that in the world of ALS which says "if it can drop, it will."
LIFE
USO airport lounges: An oasis for military personnel
The USO began just prior to America's involvement in World War II when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and it is still supporting our Troops here and abroad
Families flee following rural Alaska school closings
What politicians are missing is that school closures leave students without educational resources and lessens the community as a whole putting them at risk.
Proclamation in Lincoln: Terence Crawford is boxing’s undisputed champion
SAN DIEGO, August 19, 2017 – Making his ringwalk through the Pinnacle Bank Arena among the electrified sellout crowd of nearly 12,000 fans, the stakes...
Lincoln undercard results: Whyte, Jennings, Nelson, Ventura, Alvarado win
SAN DIEGO, August 18, 2017 – The undercard put together by Top Rank Boxing delivered all the action fans in Lincoln, Nebraska and watching...
WORLD
Is Europe smothering under the weight of an Islamic invasion?
Muslim families are increasing in size, thus creating greater numbers of Muslims which, over the next few decades, will engulf the Western world before we even know what hit us.
NOKO, Democrats’ unfinished business and nuclear brinkmanship
Whether Trump is forced to clean up Truman’s unfinished North Korean mess with China’s saber-rattling ally, is up to actions of NOKO's rotund little dictator.
Top Photo Galleries
When Lucky Millinder toured the South with an integrated Big Band
Black Harlem bandleader Lucky Millinder turned Jim Crow on its head when he added 7 white musicians to his Big Band and toured the South in the 1940's.
