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Fort Drum uses public meetings to reach out to community
Comment on this story TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009 Fort Drum is trying to boost its profile beyond Watertown and Jefferson County.
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SLC Fort Drum Town Hall Meeting
Colonel Kenneth Riddle, Garrison Commander, US Army, Fort Drum, will be hosting a Town Hall style meeting to gather and share information with St.
Sources: Obama Near Decision on Afghanistan Troops
A U.S. army soldier pass by a burning fuel truck on a road outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province,... A U.S. army soldier pass by a burning fuel truck on a road outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov.
Maj. Gen. James L. Terry works to keep morale up at Fort Drum
In September, as 10th Mountain Division soldiers were engaged in one of their toughest Afghanistan deployments in recent years, Maj.
Some may think that Scozzafava's exit and subsequent endorsement of Owens will somehow swing the race to the Dems, but it isn't going to happen.
An Afghan child watches from the door of her house as soldiers from the U.S. Army's Charlie troop, 371 Cavalry, 3rd brigade of 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, New York, patrol in Kherwar district in Logar province October 2, 2009.
Drum chief urges NNY: prepare for deployments
While soldiers and their families will bear the biggest burden of upcoming deployments to Afghanistan, the north country, too, should start planning now for the economic impact if more Fort Drum soldiers receive orders to deploy as part of a change in war strategy expected in coming weeks from President Barack Obama's administration.
Fort Drum soldiers react to shooting spree at Fort Hood
Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 11:39 p.m. I t wasn't long before news of the dead and A dozens A wounded at A F ort A H ood started to spread to the thousands of soldiers stationed at A F ort A D rum.
Two seriously injured in Pamelia crash
A Fort Drum soldier and a Philadelphia woman were seriously hurt in a head-on crash north of Watertown Wednesday morning.
NY 23, Republican, Not Conservative -- By: Jonah Goldberg
Lawrence U: Jonah, I live in NY 23 and you are exactly right about it being Republican not conservative.
Owens welcomes Vice President Biden to Watertown
This morning, Democratic congressional candidate Bill Owens was joined by Vice President Joe Biden at a rally with supporters in Watertown, New York.
House Republicans promise Hoffman Armed Services Committe seat
Matching a pledge that they made to Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava, the House GOP leadership has now promised to offer Conservative Doug Hoffman "the next available" seat on the House Armed Services Committee if he wins Tuesday's vote.
Watertown Daily Times backs Owens, blasts Hoffman
A day after Republican Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the NY-23 special election, the Watertown Daily Times -- the biggest newspaper in the district -- backed Democrat Bill Owens.
Suspicious fire at Black Clawson
Old Black Clawson building damaged by fire Fire damaged an old industrial building on Watertown's north side Thursday evening.
Heard Up North: Welcome home, Drum-style
Comment on this story FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 Sgt. Robert Hoosier, 10th CAB at Ft.
The NYT Finally Takes Notice Of The Battle In NY-23
I'm glad they took time to interview Scozzy from her campaign vehicle, while utterly failing to get any source quotes from Hoffman: ...Ms. Scozzafava, a former small-town mayor who now represents the area around Fort Drum, near Watertown, in the State Assembly, said that while her view of the party is more expansive than some conservatives might ...
Hoffman: earmarks bad for Fort Drum
Earmarks steal money that should be going to help America's soldiers, says congressional candidate Doug Hoffman.Last week Hoffman was criticized for pledging not to ask for any earmarks, also known as pork, if he's elected.'Earmarks are bad for the economy, it's common sense, they lead to higher taxes and they increase the ever-growing deficit,' ...
A Fort Drum soldier and her husband have admitted sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl under a federal plea deal that could land them in prison for life.
Couple pleads guilty to child sex abuse
The United States Attorneya s office has announced that a husband and wife couple have pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges.