A mammoth winter storm descended on the Northeast Friday night, bringing with it whipping winds and snowfall that forecasters said could set records in many places. States of emergency were declared in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and a limited state of emergency was declared in Maine. Thousands of flights out of New York and Boston airports were grounded, and the authorities expected air travel to come to a halt by nightfall. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.