On government promotion of religion and evolution

The first letter is one I wrote for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. They edited out a couple of lines, which I will keep in. The second letter is an excellent letter by a Stephen Ewbanks, of Kokomo, Indiana, published in their local newspaper. His letter deals with myths...

Veterans in the backlog -- they're dying out there

If they stay there too long, the backlog will diminish by shear fate. It’s a part of the “get sick, die quick” policy to which Republicans endear themselves. Congress can clean this up and so can the...

More shame for Congress – tying up the wounded in red tape

Symptom of a sick Congress They produce legislation that hurts people. They add more harm to soldiers who are severely wounded. Why do they do this? Because they are incompetent and unqualified for the jobs as...

Fight for homeless veterans

There should be no homeless Americans. Who doesn’t believe that? There is no excuse for homeless veterans because the VA is established to look after them. So, when you see homeless vets standing on street...

San Francisco's Cannabis Patients' Union Targets Common Issues

Last summer, a small group of Medical Cannbis Patients in San Francisco begin studying our peers to see how well they were being treated in our community. We called the group, The San Francisco Cannabis Patients'...

V A Cuts & Runs On Lady Vets

What part of I am not a male veteran don't you understand? For their protection, all the women asked me not to use their real names in their stories here.  THE POLICE CHIEF  I think it was back in summer 1997.  At that time the parking lot at the Reno...

'Wreaths Across America' at National Cemeteries

National Cemeteries participated in Wreaths Across America on Dec. 12. Wreaths were placed on veterans' graves who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. This was the fourth year Sacramento Valley National...

Pearl Harbor Attack December 7, 1941 – Remembered by Vets

"Aging Pearl Harbor attack survivors on Tuesday heard reassurances their sacrifice would be remembered and passed on to future generations as they gathered to mark the 69th anniversary of the attack on December 7, 1941. “Long after the last veteran of the war in the...

Will Says... it's Veteran's day!

This is a reprint of my comments from two years ago when our President was Bush. Now, all I know is what I see on the street corners. Today is Veterans Day and to celebrate it, the homeless veterans will be...

Scandalous PEI Poppy Campaign, An Insult to the Fallen

A group, calling themselves the Island Peace Committee in

Veteran Affairs Canada Broke Law Handling the Case of a Veteran

Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard says that Veterans Affairs broke the law in the handling of the case of Jean Bruyea. Jennifer Stoddard investigated the Department of Veterans Affairs Canada on a complaint of...

Attention Veterans, Sharron Angle want to privatize the VA

In early 2007 at the Walter Reed Army Hospital it was discovered that wounded soldiers were forced to live with cockroaches in rat infested quarters while they went through rehab and physical therapy, which for...

Seattle Among Top Five Most Patriotic Cities

Seattle, Washington has a lot to be proud of, and when it comes to their country, Seattle citizens rank among the proudest. A recent survey of American cities conducted by Men’s Health ranked Seattle fourth in the nation, placed behind #1, Portland, Kansas City and Salt...

John Cochran VA Medical Center May Have Exposed Vets to HIV

The John Cochran VA Medical Center May Have Exposed Almost 2,000 Veterans to Diseases Such as HIV and Hepatitis Due to a failure to clean dental instruments in the correct manner, this Missouri VA hospital could...

President Obama Turning Afghanistan Into Another American Vietnam

President Obama accepting General Stanley McChrystal's resignation over his statements reported in Rolling Stone magazine was done so just to save political face. General McChrystal speaking out was a wake-up call to Congress and Americans about the Obama administration's...

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