Monthly Archives: October 2009

by Captain Lonnie RyanCalifornia State University, San Bernardino’s Department of Human Resources serves approximately 1,000 employees and prides itself on offering premium quality, responsive,...

No. 782-09: CONTRACTS  AIR FORCE                 Raytheon Co., of Garland, Texas was awarded a $73,900,000 contract which will provide for the Air Force Distributed Common...

CHAIRMAN BOB FILNERHOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRSHouse Passes Historic Bill to Secure Timely Funding for Veterans’ Health CareWashington, D.C. – On Thursday, October 8,...

Santa Monica College (SMC) has opened a new Veterans Center dedicated to assisting the estimated 300 to 350 student veterans at the college. This...

Legislation that would extend the first-time homebuyers’ tax credit by one year for military and key civilian personnel deployed abroad this year sailed through...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing advance educational benefit payments to Veteran-students in the form of US Bank business checks. These emergency checks...

HAS UNCLE SAM STRAYED?  IS HE CHEATING ON US?9/11 WAS NOT THE FIRST AND WON'T BE THE LASTBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior EditorWe make...

By Sherwood Ross, Staff WriterOne reason for the decline of newspaper circulation is that 42 million Americans are illiterate and roughly 50 million...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Organizations In Several States To Receive Homeless Vets Assistance Funds. 2. High Court Hears Arguments In Mojave Cross Case....

What is the proper role for a flag rank officer in our system of government?  Think about that as you read these articles.  It...

Blattner Energy Hires Veterans at HireVeterans.comby Captain Lonnie RyanFor over 100 years, Blattner's commitment to consistency, integrity and quality work has led to strategic...

Blattner Energy and Job Seeking Veterans Fill Jobs in the Energy Sectorby Captain Lonnie RyanFor over 100 years, Blattner's commitment to consistency, integrity and...

FACIST TIES TO POLITICS AND BUSINESS IN THE US,  REDACTED HISTORYBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior EditorEditors note:  Read about how this book was suppressed.In...

Legislators Put on Notice!Written by Jim DavisEdited by Barbie Perkins-Cooper  Veterans-For-Change, a group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, would like to bring to your...

CONTRACTS:  NAVY                 IAP–Hill, LLC, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded a $45,434,676 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract (N62467-00-D-2451) to...

New Healthier Drinks Bring Opportunity and Success to Americans What goes up must come down, the saying goes. The stock market and the real estate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki has announced that 19 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will share more...

A few stories from this morning's EmailA War of AbsurdityWe're Still at WarStates of Conflict: An UpdateSlide Show: Afghanistan at a CrossroadsTab for Iraq...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Vets Have Trouble Cashing Emergency GI Bill Payments. 2. Editorials Compares McChrystal To Shinseki. 3. Business Schools Hoping Yellow Ribbon...

By Sherwood Ross, Staff WriterAndover, Mass. ---Veteran reporters attending a journalism conference here largely agreed that Fox Television Network presents mostly opinion rather than...

The first headstone stamped "Unknown" since 1984 is the result not of war's chaos, but of human errorBy Mark Benjamin SalonOct. 7, 2009 |...

There are three different Op-Eds in today's New York Times that are so appropriate to the quagmire we found ourselves within today (i.e. the...

 In today's Washington Post we have the first of a series of news articles that we will see more and more in the coming...

Wow! I have to admit, I did not see this one coming.  Obama is full of surprises. This is a big one!The Washington Post ...

by Zulma Weeks, Staff WriterMy name is Zulma Weeks.  I am 50 years old and a widow as of December 11, 2008.  My husband,...

HireVeterans.com and Mine Safety Appliances are now Teamed to Hire Veteransby Captain Lonnie RyanMine Safety Appliances is the global leader in the development, manufacture...

HireVeterans.com and Mine Safety Appliances are now Teamed to Hire Veteransby Captain Lonnie RyanMine Safety Appliances is the global leader in the development, manufacture...

By Donna Teresa, Staff WriterThere are many wonderful authors who write for young people. And there are those who can magically capture the elementary...

Fleet Trucking Jobs for Veteransby Captain Lonnie RyanDedicated Logistics Inc. are on the leading edge of the transportation industry through creative ideas and use...

In today's Politics Daily there is a powerful piece about Max Cleland. The former senator was taken out by the Bushites in a particularly...

CONTRACTS - NAVY               IAP–Hill, LLC, Cape Canaveral , Fla. , is being awarded a $45,434,676 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ)...

Fleet Trucking Jobs for Veteransby Captain Lonnie RyanDedicated Logistics Inc. are on the leading edge of the transportation industry through creative ideas and use...

I have been reflecting for years, with increasing dread, over the sheer enormity of the “war/defense” industry and what it costs us (and the...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Anti-Fraud Rules Delay Cashing Of GI Bill Checks.  2. Efforts By VA, Pentagon To Improve TBI Treatments Seen As...

HISTORY FORGOTTEN IS HISTORY REPEATEDBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior EditorAs in the 1930s, when the Great Depression swept through America, patriotic groups are springing up...

By Sherwood RossTelevision reporters embedded with the U.S. forces that invaded Iraq "didn't actually report" the news but provided "color commentary" instead, a...

Partnership Aims to Provide Employment and Career Opportunities Nationwide BENTONVILLE, Ark., October 6, 2009 – Walmart announced it joined the Army Spouse Employment Partnership (ASEP)...

WASHINGTON - On Oct. 5, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief of Staff John Gingrich celebrated Veteran-artists at the opening banquet of the National...

In today's New York Times we have posted a series of articles that is making it abundantly clear that the American war industries and...

Whatever the motley crew comprising veterans and advocates at VT believe, one constant is a committment to liberty.But liberty, an individual's right to pursue...

USAID: A Better Future For Allby Captain Lonnie RyanWe live in an era that has seen dramatic change in recent years -- an era...

(This is a tragic story from every vantage point that I can find. Like most other veterans I was schooled and drilled in the...