BIDDEFORD, Maine, Sept. 7 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: The University of New England has announced that Ellie LeBlond Sosa, granddaughter of President George H.W. Bush and the late Barbara Bush, and Kelly Anne Chase, a New England-based writer and magazine editor, will serve as co-speakers for the 2018 George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Harold Alfond Forum on the Biddeford Campus. Sosa and Chase w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Gallup, a research-based, global performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: As Senate hearings begin on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Americans remain closely divided as to whether he should be seated on the court. Forty percent of Americans say the Senate should vote to confirm him, while 36 percent say it should not do so. These opinions are essentially unchanged from when President Donald Trump announced his cho  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Two of the most common questions presidential historian Jon Meacham is asked in regards to today's society is "has it ever been like this? has it ever been worse?" and "how do we get out of it?" Meacham went on to answer those questions by exploring characteristics of good leadership and followership at VMI's annual Academic Convocation today, priming the cadets for lessons they will learn throughout the aca  more