Tag: Veterans
Email Insights: Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton has failed America’s vets
With no holds barred and in one of his lengthiest campaign emails to date, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump goes for the jugular on his opponent Hillary...
Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall replica coming to Ala. July 6
In the wake of celebrating our nation's 240th birthday, the city of Fultondale is bringing a special Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall replica to town, giving...
Testy Donald Trump takes his war with the press to a...
Donald Trump's heated war with the media reached new heights as he turned the brag-worthy feat of raising $5.6 million for veterans' charities into...
Dominic M. Calabro: Take time to remember sacrifices of soldiers on...
I remember my Dad telling me stories of World War II when I was a kid. He told me about his friends who died...
VA Secretary Robert McDonald: Disney doesn’t measure wait times, neither should...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald compared the length of time veterans' wait to receive health care from the VA to the length of time people...
State bureaucrats killed anti-earmarking bill, says sponsor Cam Ward
When Sen. Cam Ward proposed an anti-earmarking bill, it made sense to the many fiscal hawks in conservative-dominated Montgomery.
Alabama sets aside 91 percent of its General...
Martha Roby: Ensuring proper mental health, substance abuse treatment for veterans
The Veterans Affairs saga has had many chapters over the last two years, both on the national and local level. Sensational incidents like ...
Martha Roby: VA funding bill seeks progress on payments
This week the House Appropriations Committee marked up and approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, advancing the annual legislation funding veterans services and...
Bradley Byrne: What I’m hearing in southwest Alabama
“What are you hearing?” That is probably the most common question I get whether I’m visiting a local business or just stopping by the...
Iraq veteran shot to death leaving Alabama home for gym
Authorities say an Iraq war veteran has been killed while he was leaving his central Alabama home for an early morning workout.
Hoover police Capt....
