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Aliens, Starlink and JFK

As a 16-year-old, when President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, my world stopped. Of course, we had no information about his very active social life, his purported involvement with the significant other of a Mafia figure, the hatred from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, the anti-Castro ...

USDA funding cuts impacting local food banks, schools

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending two programs that provided more than $1 billion for food banks and schools to purchase food from local farmers and producers. The Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program, which provided funding for states to buy food from local farmers to ...

‘We’re just reporting a crime’

At the start of an 81-minute live stream, a calm voice reassures a man using an oxygen tank that no one is there to hurt him. But, the voice says, “We do record, just for safety.” At first glance, the video looks like one from a police body camera. In reality, itĢƵ a social media ...

Still going strong

The Washington Spinners and Weavers Guild was founded 50 years ago and is still going strong. The group of about 30 members who are all interested in fiber, said club president Barbara Campbell of Grindstone. “Most of us do a little bit of spinning. A lot of the women are knitters. Several ...

Predator hunting groups have little room in legal system

The Department of Justice estimates that at any given time there are 50,000 predators on the internet actively seeking out children, but local prosecutors say that using civilian investigators isn’t the way to stop them. Groups like Predator Poachers, Bikers Against Predators and Predator ...

Editorial: Slow down, show appreciation during road work season

Orange cone season is nigh. ItĢƵ time for work crews to fill potholes, resurface roads and complete a litany of other repair and improvement projects. ItĢƵ also time for drivers to sit and wait. Although the delays may feel frustrating, motorists need to keep in mind that the work is ...