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June 2024 “The Worst Journey in the Midlands” by Sam Llewellyn. Macmillan Publishers. 1994. 192 pps. $8.36. Reviewed by Randy Randall I recently read “The Worst Journey in the Midlands” by Sam Llewellyn on the recommendation of Nim Marsh, the former editor of Points East and someone I consider aRead More

June 2024 By John Murray Editor’s note: this year’s Downeast Challenge, which takes place on July 26-27, is from Marblehead, Mass., to Portland, Maine. The following is a charming first-person account from one of the 2022 race’s participants, who ended up double-handing with his 12-year-old son. In 2022, I plannedRead More

June 2024 By Bob Muggleston Over the last few years, working for a marine-canvas business, I’ve been in a lot of boatyards and taken photos of more unregistered yard vehicles than I can count. The one I’ve included with this piece is my favorite. My educated guess is that thisRead More

Some basic tips about what you slap on the transom.

The post The thirteen principles of vessel appellation appeared first on Points East Magazine.

Reprinted from Consortium News: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s extremely warm reception of President Vladimir Putin yesterday in Beijing sealed the increasingly formidable Russia-China strategic relationship. It amounts to a tectonic shift in the world balance of power. The Russia-China entente also sounds the death knell for attempts by U.S. foreign policy neophytes to drive a … Continue reading "Russia and China – Two Against One"

Americas Austal won an $8 million deal to provide advance planning, material procurement, and accomplishment of work for emergent availabilities in support of the littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36). This effort is to develop and provide planning, engineering support, planning and logistics technical documentation, funds and man-hour expenditure data, projected costs, cost estimates, […]

This is part 2 of Washington DC: The Unaffordable and Unnecessary War Capital of the World. Since WWII was arguably the nation’s last “good war”, an illuminating way to measure the folly that has unfolded during the seven decades since then is to unpack the cost of veterans disability compensation and medical care by cohort … Continue reading "The Staggering and Lingering Costs of American Wars"

June 2024 “Born to Build: Cape Dory . . . A Standard of Value” by Andrew C. Vavolotis and James L. Nelson. ACV Boatworks, LLC, Publisher. 217 pps. $44.95. Review by Bob Muggleston Sailors in New England are well familiar with the many Cape Dory offerings that still, some 30Read More

Yu Darvish dominated a slumping Braves offense and extended his career-high scoreless innings streak to 25 while earning his 200th professional win as the San Diego Padres hammered…

Countryfile star Adam Henson has opened up about his wife Charlie's diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and how she was convinced she was about to die, leaving her to pen farewell letters

Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.

Today in History

Today is Monday, May 20, the 141st day of 2024. There are 225 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France.

On this date:

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming. Читать дальше...

Long ago, the U.S. government stopped listening to other countries’ governments, as reflected in its recent series of vetoes in the Security Council and in its unprecedented isolation in the world. But recently, and more dangerously, the U.S. government officials have stopped listening to themselves. This is not an entirely new phenomenon for key people … Continue reading "When Did America Stop Listening to Itself?"

Finance maven and TikTok sensation Vivian Tu wants to be your new rich best friend, someone who will help you navigate the world of personal finance—and help you get rich, too, just like her.

The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a report of a single motorcycle crash at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the town of Modena, Buffalo County, on County KK near Hanson Road.

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University men’s and women's track & field programs saw six student-athletes garner Division III All-East Region honors as the U.S. Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) handed out its awards for the 2024 outdoor season.

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- His first trip to the NCAA Division 3 Outdoor Track & Field Championships featured an All-American performance.

MCLA's Mathew Gover has been named to the 2024 Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Region Team and the All-Freshman Team.

Ashley Smith is the first female faculty chair of the Automotive Tech/ASSET programs at HFC.

Step one: Ask yourself what kind of lifestyle you want.