Monthly Archives: May 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric K. Shinseki addressed the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans National...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Duckworth Sworn In As VA Assistant Secretary.   2. Senate Confirms Baker As Veterans Affairs CIO.   3. Hearing Focuses On Conflicting...

Filner Holds Roundtable to Address Issues Confronting Women Veterans Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee...

By Ronald Kessler (New York Times bestselling author, veteran investigative journalist on the intelligence community, and author of the recent book The Terrorist Watch: Inside...

By Marie-Josee Kravis (Hudson Institute)Canada's five largest banks would pass the U.S. government stress test brilliantly. They were profitable in the last quarter of...

Veterans Affairs Unresponsive to Questions, Needs of Gulf War Veterans by Denise Nichols, Staff Writer“It has been almost 19 years since the United States...

By Mike Griffith, Staff WriterIf anyone should be prosecuted, or at least disgraced, it should be the unwitting Al Qaeda stooges who are calling for...

        Lankford Sysco, Inc., Pocomoke City, Md., is being awarded a maximum $31,250,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, prime vendor contract for total...

It has become fashionable for Congress over the last 8 years to use immigrants as scapegoats and blame them for society's problems.  But all that...

From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. — Abraham LincolnMany...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONAmericans have long looked to the sea as a source of security and prosperity. Bounded...

 CAMP Mabry, Austin, Texas (May 15, 2009) –   She is equally comfortable among equestrian clients as she is discussing N1H1 with State Officials or...

The White House Commission on Remembrance would like to remind you of the National moment to pause on Memorial Day at 3:00 p.m. to...

HOME CAREGIVER TIPS FOR LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIA/PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES By Carol Duff RN, BA, MSN STAFF WRITER There are many behavior problems that can accompany dementia....

WASHINGTON – Tammy Duckworth returned Wednesday to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a key site in her long recovery from wounds suffered in Iraq,...

Combat Stress vs. PTSD, You Decide  by: Barbie Perkins-Cooper Listening to the news about SGT. John Russell and the murder of five soldiers in Iraq...

Israeli aide: Focus on 2-state idea ‘stupid’Netanyahu tries to shift attention away from Palestinian issue, toward IranJERUSALEM - An aide to Israeli Prime Minister...

by Sherwood Ross, Staff WriterBringing war criminals to justice can have a positive effect in unifying a nation, legitimizing its government, and keeping it...

THE "SILENT COUP"....IT AIN'T JUST ABOUT TORTURE - IT'S ABOUT "CHENEY" By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Over a year ago one of my friends was arrested...

By Chris Edwards, Jason Clemens and Niels VeldhuisReports last week that the recession is draining Social Security and Medicare funds were just one more...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Shinseki Honored At West Point.   2. Suicide Said To Be An "Ever-Growing Problem" For Returning Vets.   3. FBI Investigating Veterans...

Washington, D.C. – On May 19, 2009, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) announced that a package of bills to honor our...

Lance Wickman to Receive Silver Buffalo Award From Boy Scouts of America ORLANDO, Fla. – A lifelong Scouter from Utah will soon have something...

Nathan Rosenberg to Receive Silver Buffalo Award From Boy Scouts of America ORLANDO, Fla.– A Scouting veteran and business consultant from Laguna Beach, Calif.,...

by Tom FeranPhil Fogarty knows about growing big things from seed. That's his business.But even Fogarty, owner of the Weed Man lawn-care company in...

Introduction by Mike Griffith, Staff WriterYou can't fix a problem if you don't know who and/or what is causing it.  Nor can you vote intelligently...

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VETERANS FILL AMERICA'S JAILS AND PRISONS SERVING THIS FORGOTTEN COMMUNITY..... By Matt Davison STAFF WRITER This article tells the story of a Veteran...

HOME CAREGIVER TIPS FOR LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIA DEALING WITH ANGER AND AGGRESSION By Carol Duff RN, BA, MSN (FOR OPEN USE DISTRIBUTION) Sometimes people with dementia become...

By Sherwood Ross, Staff WriterAlthough the U.S. is not in imminent danger of attack from any country, President Obama’s first budget further expands the...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1.  Lawmakers Ask VA To Investigate POW Claims. 2.  Veterans Policy Resolution Sent To President, VA Secretary.   3.  US Military, VA...

by Donna Teresa There are no profound or perfect words fitting to honor those we have lost to war. This Memorial Day, I'd...

By KRISTY DAVIES Hundreds of veterans from a plethora of veteran organizations all over the state and region descended upon Brig. Gen. William C....

The Black Hills Veterans Writing Group recently started a Web Site at www.battlestory.org to encourage military veterans in this area to share their wartime...

Each issue until their flight, the Hub will profile one of the 25 veterans planning to go on the Hero Flight to Washington, D.C.,...

Funds appropriately directed to meet national security needsWashington, DC- Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07) voted in favor of, and helped the House pass by a...

By JEFF ZELENYPublished: May 17, 2009 WASHINGTON — Have you met Rotus?This is a question President Obama has taken to asking some of his...

By Tami LuhbyThe administration's loan modification program has helped 55,000 troubled borrowers so far. But the housing crisis is complex and the fixes aren't...

By David Edwards and Stephen Webster Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, making a guest appearance on ABC’s The View, gave co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck a...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation, Inc. has secured 90 percent of funding needed to break ground on the American Veterans...

APDENVER—Reps. Mike Coffman of Colorado and Jim Marshall of Georgia have asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate whether some veterans are falsely...

TILTON, N.H.—Pressurized propane spewed into the air outside the New Hampshire Veterans Home on Monday, but no one was injured and the fire department...

By Stephanie Taylor TUSCALOOSA | Veterans who require long-term care at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center will have soon have a more comfortable...