James Stever News Today

In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has relearned painful lessons on how to win the peace.

To prosecute the global war on terrorism effectively, the UnitedStates will need unprecedented integration of its military,intelligence, law enforcement, diplomatic, and other nationalsecurity instruments. The Pentagon's worldwide command networkshould be replaced by a combination of military and interagencycommands designed for the challenges of the future, not theproblems of the past.

A late addition to the state budget three years ago that banned motorcycles from riding on the frozen surface of Hoit Road Marsh – to the relief of neighbors – is on the verge of being repealed, allowing riders back on the ice after several winters of...

A quiet political maneuver, an immediate ban, and a new effort to allow motorcycle riding on a frozen Concord pond Jake Strong of Concord pulls a wheelie on his motorcycle as he heads out to the small oval at Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Saturday, February 3, 2018. A group of motorcycle enthusiasts gather on Saturdays to race each other on the frozen marsh. GEOFF FORESTER Motorcyclists drive on tracks plowed by snow plows on Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Feb. 3, 2018. Jeff Strong of Concord ...