Star Wars: The Last Jedi Having taken her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the saga. Release date: December 15, 2017 (USA) Director: Rian Johnson Based on: Characters; by George Lucas Screenplay: Rian Johnson...
Headlines from this week lead us into Erika’s story about the Trooper Youth Week Program. It’s an annual summer camp sponsored by the New Jersey State Police. It gives kids a first hand glimpse of what it’s like to be a State Trooper. Campers live in military barracks for 5 days, while learning the skills and discipline of...
The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps was formed on November 9, 1934, to augment the U.S. Marine Band and provide music for ceremonial functions at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. Though drum and bugle corps have a historic legacy in the armed services with more than 60 units at one time, The United States Marine Drum &...
After campaigns that allowed fans to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and attend the movie's premiere, online charity platform Omaze and Lucasfilm have teamed for the biggest Star Wars: Force for Change project yet: one that celebrates the past, present and future of the franchise with three separate prizes to delight fans. The new campaign, offers something...
Before the days of digital music players, compact discs, cassette tapes and even the phonograph, people were entertained by mechanical music makers in their own homes. And before television, many relied on automated toys for amusement. The nation’s largest collection of such machines – and one of the largest in the world – was assembled by brewing heir...
New York lawmakers have approved a plan to make attending public colleges and universities free for students from middle-class families. The plan, which New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced back in January, was approved Sunday by the state Senate, after receiving the OK from the state Assembly a day earlier. Under the plan, in-state students whose families earn...
BY Zack Friedman There is a light at the end of the student loan repayment tunnel. And it comes at an unlikely time each year: tax season. Are you maximizing each and every tax benefit on your student loans for college and graduate school? If not, you're not alone. The tax laws can be complicated, and it can...
