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Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 11:53 AM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 22 The Kansas City Star on hubris and COVID...

From left, NASA’s Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi hold a news conference aboard the International Space Station on Monday, April 26, 2021. They are winding up a six-month mission, after their replacements arrived Saturday on their own SpaceX capsule. (NASA via AP)
More patrols, fewer boaters for SpaceX splashdown Saturday

By Marcia Dunn Apr. 26, 2021 02:53 PM EDT

Connecticut to expand access to parks, beaches, camping

By Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 09, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
Connecticut is planning to provide full access this summer to its outdoor recreation areas including state parks, camp grounds, shoreline beaches, boat...

Lake lowered at Audubon park; boating, fishing not allowed

Mar. 25, 2021 04:29 AM EDT
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — Boating and fishing won't be allowed at John James Audubon State Park in western Kentucky while the lake is lowered for an ongoing...

South Georgia boat maker sets $1M expansion, hiring 70

Mar. 16, 2021 03:04 PM EDT
CAIRO, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia power boat maker is expanding, saying demand for boats has jumped amid a pandemic-driven increase in outdoor recreation. ...

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2021 01:18 PM EST
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ Feb. 2 The Kingsport Times-News on an increase in...

Boating deaths in Tennessee highest in 37 years

Jan. 22, 2021 04:38 AM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee had 32 boating-related deaths in 2020, the most in 37 years, wildlife officials said. The Tennessee...

Michigan DNR pursuing concessionaires to run park businesses

Nov. 15, 2020 10:10 AM EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s state parks, harbors and recreation areas are seeking entrepreneurs to run camp stores, boat rentals and other businesses as...

Freddy Vallejo Jr., right, poses for a photograph with his brother Joel, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at the family vacation home in Key Largo, in the Florida Keys. Their grandfather Jorge Vallejo, a retired OB-GYN, and uncle Carlos Vallejo, who practiced internal medicine, died of the coronavirus within weeks of one another in South Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Lives Lost: Father, son doctors started as Cuban refugees

By Adriana Gomez Licon Sep. 30, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

A youth jumps into the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Turkey is getting tough on people who flout self-isolation rules despite testing positive for the coronavirus. An Interior Ministry circular sent to the country's 81 provinces on Friday said people caught leaving their homes despite isolation orders will be quarantined and supervised at state-owned dormitories or hostels. (AP Photo/Yasin Akgul)
Istanbul introduces limits to gatherings as virus spreads

Sep. 12, 2020 03:14 AM EDT

Summer Camps Face Options: Close, Go Virtual or Balance Risk

By Micah Drew Jul. 27, 2020 10:39 AM EDT
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — For the first time in the 75-year history of Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, the paddles that propel canoes, kayaks and paddleboards...

Hilary and Brandon Mitchell pose with their children Emerson, left, and Carter, shortly after closing the deal on the family's new boat, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Yarmouth, Maine. Across the country boat dealers are reporting unprecedented sales during a year in which the coronavirus raised safety concerns and limited recreational opportunities. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Crush of boat buyers seek recreation, safety during pandemic

By David Sharp Jul. 26, 2020 11:18 AM EDT

Remaining stranded Vermont ski workers head home to Peru

By The Associated Press Jul. 23, 2020 10:40 AM EDT
JAY, Vt. (AP) — The last of the remaining foreign ski workers who have been stranded at Vermont's Jay Peak resort during the coronavirus pandemic were on their...

Confirmed coronavirus hospitalizations continue to decline

Jul. 01, 2020 10:58 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The number people hospitalized in Rhode Island with confirmed cases of COVID-19 — a key indicator in the success of controlling the...

Revelers congregate around Gull Island, Mich., during the annual Jobbie Nooner in Lake St. Clair, Friday, June 26, 2020. The gathering, an annual celebration of water and sun, is at odds with Michigan's rules intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (Andy Morrison/Detroit News via AP)
Annual Michigan boat party threatens social distancing rules

Jun. 26, 2020 03:09 PM EDT

Juan Manuel Ballestero stands on his boat in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Ballestero crossed the Atlantic on a small sailboat, setting off from the port of Porto Santo in Portugal on March 24 and finally reaching Mar del Plata on Wednesday to be reunited with his parents after flights to Argentina were cut due to the COVID-19 lockdown. (AP Photo/Vicente Robles)
No flights, Argentine sails the Atlantic to be with parents

By Almudena Calatrava Jun. 18, 2020 04:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with reporters at her office in Lansing, Mich. A Republican legislative leader said Wednesday, May 27, 2020, that Whitmer “lied” and engaged in a “cover-up” by requesting the removal of a social media post about her husband's attempt to get his boat in the water during the coronavirus pandemic, only to later acknowledge he did drop her name as a joke. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)
Republican senators: Governor lied about husband's boat call

By David Eggert May. 27, 2020 04:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, Marc Mallory, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's husband, reacts, as she delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, in Lansing, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's husband urged a business to get his boat in the water in time for Memorial Day weekend, according to social media posts, while she was publicly telling cooped-up residents to resist flocking to popular vacation areas during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Michigan governor: Husband's call about boat was just humor

By Ed White May. 26, 2020 01:14 PM EDT

Shut by COVID-19, Wyoming ski hill to reopen for summer

May. 15, 2020 04:20 PM EDT
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A western Wyoming ski hill that shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic plans to reopen starting Memorial Day weekend. ...

In this April, 30, 2020 photo, a couple sets up their lines to fish at Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler, Ariz. Fishing at community lakes has become a popular outdoor activity for people who have been locked up in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Many state fishing have continued to stock lakes during the outbreak. (AP Photo/John Marshall)
Community fishing's a popular outlet during pandemic

By John Marshall May. 06, 2020 07:22 AM EDT