Yearly Archives: 2007

TAHLEQUAH, Okla.— Ray Spear would’ve become a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3707 in May, but he had to wait a month. There weren’t enough members at the May meeting to vote him in. Like posts of … Continue reading →

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved its second and third fiscal 2008 spending bills that exceed President Bush’s requests, a $31.6 billion Energy and Water measure and a $64.7 billion Military Construction-Veterans Affairs spending bill. Office of Management and … Continue reading →

June 6, 2007 – The U.N. refugee agency reported this week that some 4 million Iraqis have been displaced by the war and more than half of those have left the country. The rest are looking for a safe haven … Continue reading →

June 6, 2007 – WASHINGTON – The nation‘s largest organization of disabled veterans is convinced that injured troops are being shortchanged on disability benefits and have hired lawyers to help them. The Disabled American Veterans is teaming up with three … Continue reading →

June 6, 2007 – Compassion House has never made it to the Board of Supervisors’ agenda but the county has heard about issues surrounding the shelter for the past two months. Mark and Yolonda Deane of Deane Outreach Ministry decided … Continue reading →

June 6, 2007 – House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-Calif.) and the senior Republican on the panel, Rep. Steve Buyer (Ind.), despise each other. Their relationship is so frayed that lawmakers and veterans’ interest groups say it could … Continue reading →

June 6, 2007 – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — About half of all National Guard equipment is being used in the Middle East, and the Guard’s senior uniformed officer said Tuesday that could hurt the organization’s overall readiness at home. National Guard … Continue reading →