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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Friday, March 20, 2026
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
National

War in the Middle East: latest developments

  • AFP AFP
  • Updated 22 mins ago

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored
National

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

  • Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University
  • 12 hrs ago

The Trump administration’s miscalculation of Iran is the latest entry in an old and lethal tradition in international politics: the catastrophic gap between what leaders believe and what war delivers.

National

Top counterterroism official resigns, cites Iran conflict

  • By Andrew Rice | The Center Square
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – A top counterterrosim official in the Trump administration resigned on Tuesday, citing the conflict in Iran. 

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Lost Cold War nuclear bunker found
National

Lost Cold War nuclear bunker found

  • By Talker News
  • Mar 16, 2026

The underground bunker has been sealed and buried since 1968.

National

IDF: Michigan synagogue attacker’s brother Hezbollah commander

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – Israel Defense Forces said Sunday the brother of the suspect in last week’s Michigan synagogue attack was a Hezbollah terrorist.

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Life Story: Mary Jane Kiepe, 85, Gold Star Mother
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Life Story: Mary Jane Kiepe, 85, Gold Star Mother

  • By Laura Marlow
  • May 24, 2025

Mary Jane Kiepe headed up a club no one ever really wants to be admitted to: America’s Gold Star Mothers, the organization for those who have …

World War II Weekend event coming Sept. 6-8
Local Events
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World War II Weekend event coming Sept. 6-8

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Aug 30, 2024
  • 2 min to read

For the first time, the World War II Weekend, a living history event held for decades in St. Louis County, will be moved to Jefferson County t…

Myrick’s on a mission to make veterans’ lives better
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Myrick’s on a mission to make veterans’ lives better

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Jun 5, 2024
  • 4 min to read

Service has become a way of life for 66-year-old Quincy Myrick – first serving the country as an Army soldier and later volunteering with the …

Ukraine just the latest stop in a war-torn world
Columns
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Ukraine just the latest stop in a war-torn world

  • By Gordon Bess
  • Mar 10, 2022

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was right.

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Men weren’t the  only soldiers
Veterans

Men weren’t the only soldiers

  • Nov 10, 2021

Judy Walls Lowe of Festus says she was just 4 months old in 1941 when her parents heard the news over their tall Philco radio of the Japanese …

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