Daily Archives: June 30, 2009
CULTURE OF SECRECY BACKFIRES DISASTROUSLY ON UNITED STATES
by Sherwood Ross, Staff Writer The culture of secrecy in Government and Corporate America is a pattern “which deeply and often disastrously affects...
John Philip Sousa's 'Stars and Stripes Forever' lives on
by Donna Teresa, Staff WriterIt is known as the official march of the United States of America, and for generations, "The Stars and Stripes...
Stewart: CIA hopes Wall St. geniuses will help other ‘calm, stable countries to collapse’
Raw StoryBy David Edwards -Jon Stewart wants to know why the CIA is recruiting former Wall Street bankers. According to Reuters, the CIA recently...
Myrtle Beach area families uneasy over drawdown
By Josh Dawsey - [email protected] 130,000 troops are expected to be out of major Iraq cities today as the Iraqi government takes over security...
Gay National Guard officer could be discharged
AP-SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A hearing is under way in upstate New York for an Army National Guard officer who publicly announced he was gay...
FOOLING VETS: WAMP OF TENNESEE – THE "EMPTY HAT"
CONGRESSMAN WAMP, "DO NOTHING" EXTREMISTTROLLS FOR UNDESERVED SUPPORT FROM VETSBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER"Wamp the wimp." Thats what we should call him. A former...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 6-30-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Shinseki, Altmire Meeting Seen As Part Of Effort To Implement White House Agenda. 2. Infections At VA Hospitals. 3. Homelessness...
Stew's News – Top 10 Veterans News Stories of the Day
Stew Says Read This News Now and Get the Info You NeedYemeni Airbus A310 airliner crashes off Comoros with 153 aboard Pirate Bay starts...
CAREGIVER TIPS FOR PERSONAL CARE OF LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIAS/ALZHEIMER'S
CAREGIVER TIPS FOR MAKING EATING/FEEDING EASIER FOR LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIAS/ALZHEIMER'S
BY CAROL WARE DUFF MSN, BA, Rn
STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR
AS A CAREGIVER, PROVIDING...
THE RATIONAL MAN – THOMAS BARNES
VETERANS TODAY EDITOR - TOM BARNESAUTHOR - CONSCIENCE TO MANYBy Gordon Duff VETERANS TODAYMy actual job here is Chairman of the Editorial Board. Behind...
STARK RAVING MAD WITH GREED – 212 TRAITORS IN CONGRESS
"BETRAYING THE PLANET"By Paul Krugman/NY Timescomments: Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER VT News NetworkI have a " Fox News" friend, a Navy retiree, who talks...
Yemeni Airbus A310 airliner crashes off Comoros with 153 aboard
Raw Story, AFP-A Yemeni passenger jet crashed off the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros with 153 people on board, officials said, in the...
Pirate Bay starts video streaming Billed as a rival to YouTube
BBC-NewsThe world's most high-profile file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay (TPB), has lifted the lid on its new video sharing website, The Video Bay. Billed...
Apartments for homeless seniors worry neighbors
By Julia Lyon-West Valley City » Despite lingering community outrage and multiple financial delays, the Kelly Benson apartments for homeless seniors are finally under...
In Defense of Gordon Duff
I think we are all missing the point here with all the anti-Gordon invective. By his own admission, Gordon is a "bomb thrower", a...
Veterans Set Sail On Lake Superior During 17th Annual Fishing Day
NBC 6, CBS 3, My 9, and Northland CW for Duluth MN/Wis12 boats full of hopeful veterans set sail on Lake Superior Monday during...
IAVA Founder on Ning and his $26-M Veterans Support Campaign
Eric KuhnAward Winning Journalist // New Media Consultant Paul Rieckhoff is the Founder and Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA),...
Wiggins asks Senate to divert savings to veterans
By Lake County News Editor-SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) is requesting that some of the funds saved through recent Senate cost-cutting...
"Lest They Be Forgotten."-Filmmaker seeks Alaska veterans
Documentary filmmaker Larry Cappetto is looking for Anchorage-area veterans to interview for his TV series "Lest They Be Forgotten."Cappetto is scheduled to be in...
Brockton veterans hospital planning tribute to Native American military and other veterans
By Maria Papadopoulos ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITERBROCKTON — A 30-foot totem pole is planned at the veterans hospital to pay tribute to American Indians and...
Veterans agent fired in Chicopee
By HOLLY ANGELO [email protected] - Kenneth E. Golash has been fired from his job as the city's veterans agent by Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette....
Women Veterans a Growing Force
by The Republican Western Massachusetts has played host to many veterans gatherings over the years, but a conference held Saturday shined a spotlight on...
Surf therapy for stressed veterans
On the beach at Gwithian Downs near Hayle in Cornwall, Rich Emerson is teaching a surf lesson.BY Louise Walter BBC Cornwall- His students are...
US soldiers swap fighting for job creation schemes
Raw StoryAFP-Dozens of US troops seen in Mosul after June 30 will not be military advisers or trainers but instead work to ensure that...
Firm ordered to stop burning medical waste
By RINDI WHITE and BILL WHITE Anchorage Daily News | [email protected] federal judge has ordered a Mat-Su couple who run an incineration business to stop...
Injured soldiers look for peace of mind
By LISA DEMER [email protected] -- For a while Sunday, before the sky crackled with thunder and lightning and a torrent of rain, Fort Richardson soldier...
Bank of America employees protest 'anti-consumer' practices
By DANIEL WAGNER / AP Business WriterWASHINGTON - Bank of America Corp. -Risky bank policies that contributed to the financial crisis were as common...
5 States ( IA, AZ ,PA, CA, MISS ) brace for shutdowns
Time is running out for the legislatures in Arizona, California, Indiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania to solve budget gaps.By P.J. Huffstutter and Nicholas Riccardi June...