House to ask for autonomy for Gulf War Illness board
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is putting together legislation to give autonomy back to a Gulf War illness advisory committee that has been stripped of its independence over the past year....
View ArticleCity heavyweights warn of stock shocks ahead
Two veterans of the stock market reported record results today but both warned investors to stand by for shocks Reported by Independent 3 hours ago.
View ArticleMcGinley tabs Smyth, Torrance as Vice Captains
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley followed his counterparts' lead in choosing two veterans as his Vice Captains. McGinley selected Des Smyth and Sam Torrance as his vice captains on Thursday...
View ArticleNorthwestern MutualVoice: Veterans Find Success As Entrepreneurs
In study after study, entrepreneurs are often associated with natural tendencies toward tenacity, passion, vision, and flexibility. These are often the same descriptors used for military veterans....
View ArticlePaul Ryan Is a Charlatan, Not a Serious 'Policy Wonk'
When will the mainstream media stop taking Congressman Paul Ryan seriously as a "thinker" and "policy wonk"? Yes, he's chair of the House Budget Committee and one-time Vice Presidential candidate who...
View ArticlePrince Harry Launches Invictus Games for Injured Soldiers: Paralympic-Style...
Prince Harry trekked across the South Pole with his Walking With the Wounded team and saw firsthand just how much games and sports can benefit military veterans who are injured in the line of......
View ArticleDOTmed HealthCare Business News Publishes the OR Issue
DOTmed HealthCare Business News, a leading health care magazine catering to industry professionals, has published its annual OR Issue. Topics for the March issue range from product and policy news...
View ArticleIncreased Awareness Could Facilitate Brain Injury Disability Claims, Allsup...
Highlights Emotional and Cognitive Impacts During Brain Injury Awareness Month in March Belleville, IL (PRWEB) March 06, 2014 Individuals who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may not get the...
View ArticleThere's No Need to End Saturday Mail Delivery
The U.S. Postal Service is one of our most popular and important government agencies. It provides universal service six days a week to every corner of America, no matter how small or remote. It...
View ArticleRyan Addresses Heat From Right: 'Creative Tension'
Over the last year, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has been on the receiving end of criticism from the right in a way he has never been before. First, in pushing immigration reform harder...
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Walking Dead mobile game announced, devs say it's "unlike anything" done before
The Walking Dead is full of life. AMC announced today that it has enlisted Finnish start-up Next Games to create the first mobile game based on the popular TV series developed exclusively for...
View ArticleJon Stewart Is Shocked (But Not Surprised) By GOP Killing Veterans Bill
When a bill came up for vote that would have expanded health care and education for veterans, we knew two things would happen next. First, Republicans would block the bill, because that's kind of their...
View ArticleLegion Briefs Members of Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA)
*OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 6, 2014) -* The Royal Canadian Legion was on Parliament Hill today, once again taking a strong advocacy message to government about the Canadian Forces Members...
View ArticleRick Weiland Barnstorms 300th South Dakota Town In U.S. Senate Campaign
Rick Weiland knew that running for U.S. Senate in South Dakota without the national Democratic Party's help would require drastic measures. On Thursday, he visited his 300th town in a tour that...
View ArticleHUFFPOST HILL - People Who Mix Loafers, Shorts Hold Convetion
Fans of inflated self-worth will have a hard time choosing between CPAC and SXSW this week. A group of bros didn't have to wear bow ties, blazers and American flag-patterned shorts to CPAC -- but they...
View ArticleWorld War II Museum's oral histories, photos go digital
More than 100 interviews with combat veterans and thousands of images, including battlefield photographs, are available online as the National World War II Museum starts digitizing its collection and...
View ArticleHalf of Veterans Prescribed Medical Opioids Continue to Use Them Chronically,...
PHOENIX, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Of nearly 1 million veterans who receive opioids to treat painful conditions, more than half continue to consume opioids chronically or beyond 90 ......
View ArticleJonathon Niese, Bartolo Colon, Bobby Parnell look healthy on mound
The proceedings at Tradition Field Thursday amounted to little more than a glorified scrimmage, staged strictly for the benefit of sparing a few banged-up veterans a two-hour bus ride. Reported by...
View ArticleVeterans’ treatment court opens in Boston
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and law enforcement and court officials announced the launch of the new Boston Veterans Treatment Court Session at the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse. The court, the first of...
View ArticleMaking of ‘Sholay’: Tales from masala bay
*Chapter 3.* *Making the Film* As word spread in the industry that Manmohan Desai was making a fourth film in the year, his peers and others, as is the norm in the business, scoffed at everything — the...
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