The latest addition to PBS’s American Masters series — “The Incomparable William F. Buckley, Jr.” — makes for engrossing viewing, which isn’t surprising since Buckley himself was compulsively watchable (and readable).The story of Buckley’s life and career has been well and often told, not least by the protagonist himself. A much anticipated biography two decades in the making by Sam Tanenhaus is expected early next year. A globe-trotting journalist, editor, author, television personality, friend...
The U.S. military presence in Central and West Africa is proving increasingly unwelcome. On Wednesday, the State Department announced that the U.S. would soon begin “an orderly and responsible withdrawal” of its more than 1,000 U.S. service members currently deployed in Niger.” A mere 24 hours later, came reports that the Pentagon will withdraw its 75 Army Special Forces personnel as early as next week from neighboring Chad amid uncertainty about whether Washington’s status of forces agreement...
When the Ukraine aid bill hit President Joe Biden’s desk Wednesday, everything was already in place to speed up its impact. The Pentagon had worked overtime to prepare a massive, $1 billion weapons shipment that it could start sending “within hours” of the president’s signature. American officials even pre-positioned many of the arms in European stockpiles, an effort that will surely help get the materiel to the frontlines that much faster. For Ukraine, the new aid package is massive, both...
The recent exchange of aerial attacks between Israel and Iran was a salient enough event to stimulate much commentary about the episode being a turning point in Middle Eastern affairs. The attacks were indeed sufficiently significant to have implications wider than the physical damage they caused. But it is important not to overstate how much turned at this turning point as well as to understand lessons the episode holds for future U.S. policy toward the Middle East.Although Iran’s missile...
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The Carl Junction Lady Bulldogs soccer team dropped a heartbreaker overtime loss to Webb City on Tuesday. But, the Lady Bulldogs looked to get back in the win column at home against Republic for a big COC matchup Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs fought hard but fell to the Lady Tigers []
NEOSHO, Mo. — A few signings have taken place this week in the four states. At Neosho High School, it was their official signing day as two Wildcats signed on the dotted line Thursday afternoon. Neosho held a signing ceremony for both Kaitlyn Wilfong and Luke Soule. They both will be staying close to home. []
PSU — Students in Pittsburg State's Manufacture Engineering Program bring home gold in a national competition. That award comes from the "Cast in Steel" competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Students from nearly fifty participating schools had to design and manufacture their own version of a "Halligan Bar" this year. Those are used by first responders to []
MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — McDonald County High School students spend their day prepping thousands of meals for those in need. More than 200 students in the F.F.A. and "Jobs for America's Graduates," or JAG, programs help package the meals. Ingredients were measured out and packed by the students. Those meals will then be distributed to []
JOPLIN, Mo. — A government agency is providing people the opportunity to get a job while helping clean up the environment. It's part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund Job Training Initiative or also known as Super JTI. The free program got underway today at the Joplin Public Library. It provides participants various free []
JOPLIN, Mo. — Severe weather is a frequent threat this time of year, which means it's even more important to be prepared for a power outage or storm damage. "We know the storms can come up in the middle of the night. They can be when you're on the way to work when you're traveling []
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A lightning strike forces a Carthage elementary school to take precautions. Administrators say during Thursday morning's storm, lightning struck Mark Twain Elementary School. As a precaution, the building was evacuated while the fire department made sure the building was safe. Then, students and staff were taken to the storm shelter classroom until []
Things are getting out of hand in NY with campuses being taken over at places like NYU and Columbia by leftist extremists setting up encampments, like Occupy 2.0.