Senior Rayne Santiago on his $104,000 ROTC Scholarship

In the dark, mood-lit cafeteria of Ledyard High School, senior Rayne Santiago runs around during the National Honor Society coffeehouse, mingling, singing, and stopping the show with a memorable, perfectly pitched “promposal” to his longtime friend senior Emma Graebner. He was all smiles that night: he pleased the crowd with his smooth songs, secured himself… Read More Senior Rayne Santiago on his $104,000 ROTC Scholarship

Journalists Targeted in Kabul

The Committee to Protect Journalists has ruled April 30th the deadliest day for journalists in Afghanistan since 2002. Twin suicide bombings took place in Kabul, already claimed by Daesh, killing at least 25 people, including nine journalists. The first explosion was relatively small, killing only four people. The second explosion deliberately targeted a group of journalists… Read More Journalists Targeted in Kabul

Spy Wars?

At 4:15 p.m. on March 4th, Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found collapsed on a bench in Salisbury, England.  Skripal was convicted and jailed by the Russian government for revealing the identity of undercover Russian intelligence agents in Europe to the MI6, the United Kingdom’s secret service.  The Russian spy earned his freedom,… Read More Spy Wars?