There, the failures of the iraqi army, the advances of isis both in syria and in iraq. And a real military challenge there. The challenges in africa, in subsaharan africa, and the real problems the military face on the budget front with budget cuts and the results of the sequester. This is not at all an easy job to manage. Ashton carter is highly regarded. We were hearing from our colleagues on the hill that the republicans who have not yet been asked whether they would confirm him are already signaling that he would likely be confirmed because he is respected by republicans as well as democrats. In addition to flournay, jack reed, former army ranger, immediately said he should not be considered. He was not going to step down from the senate for a job thats two years, once confirmed, two years at most, at the helm at the pentagon. And were also told jeh johnson is not being considered by the white house because Homeland Security secretary and former general counsel at the pentagon is s
The Martha’s Vineyard Youth Basketball League tipped off its second season on Tuesday, March 22, at a packed high school gymnasium. The co-ed high school basketball league consists of six teams, and is run by a group of Island volunteers who believe in the importance of giving Island youth a constructive activity to participate in […]
When I was a high school student, my community newspaper did a write-up about a sculpture I did that was on exhibit at a small local art gallery. There was something important about seeing my work published in the newspaper. It made me feel like I was officially not only an artist, but a published […]
Nick Cranston hit a walk-off single to score Finn Lewis in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting Martha’s Vineyard to a thrilling 4-3 comeback win over Barnstable Wednesday afternoon at Vineyard Baseball Park. The Vineyarders trailed, 3-1, with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and rallied to tie the game. Isaac Richards […]