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American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for Service Dog for Disabled Idaho Veteran

“We have learned how valuable a service dog can be to disabled veterans with a wide range of disabilities,” - Mary Stratton, auxiliary president, American Legion David Ketchum Post 15

(HAILEY, Idaho) - A disabled Idaho veteran will soon have his or her own service dog, thanks to a new affiliation between Positive Partners Assistance Dogs, Inc. and the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion David Ketchum Post 15.

The cost of training a service dog is approximately $25,000, and the auxiliary already has raised more than half.

PTSD and Anti-Depressant Drugs: the Worst Notorious Modern Medical Fraud

A side comment is that the drug companies have sold the idea to the Veterans Administration and they prescribe these drugs by the ton to PTSD Veterans.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I’m sure some people will take umbrage at my title. Keep on reading. First of all there are about 30 of them – why? It’s easy, most don’t work. In fact placebos (fake sugar pills) frequently work better.

Irvine Great Park Inherits Contaminants Part II

Irvine City Council Great Park Update: Questions Outnumber Answers
“Nature, red in tooth and claw…Dragons of the prime that tare each other in their slime.” - Lord Tennyson

(IRVINE, Calif.) - Well folks, there was tooth, fang and claw aplenty at the September 14, 2010 Irvine City Council meeting, a hearing that more closely resembled the jostling of a mud-infused mosh pit than civil discourse.

All I got out of it was that the rehab continues to reflect guesses about the volumes, persistence and vague timelines and strategies of contaminant remediation.

American Indian I

Entire nations were eliminated, others were routed and forced onto unfamiliar land, we must never forget.

(CLEVELAND) - For all of the talk about being American and taking exception to issues involving migration, etc., many of us forget that only a small number of people actually really trace their heritage to this great nation.

Camp Lejeune is Amerika`s Kursk

The difference is that the Kursk's sailors have all died and some Marines still have a chance.

(SALEM, Ore.) - There is a certain level of audacity in America's perceived greatness. In reality Marine and Navy brass are exactly like those in Moscow who knew the sailors aboard the nuclear submarine were dying after the vessel foundered.

El Toro Buried Drums of Toxic Chemicals

Information was reported to the Navy, who ignored the need to search for the drums.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - El Toro employees buried 55 gallon drums of toxic chemicals to avoid Marine Corps Inspector General inspections and, in the case of half-empty drums, to support the need for ordering full drums of TCE/PCE.

TCE/PCE was used for decades on the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. These chemicals were used as degreasers for aircraft parts and for various other purposes.

Instructional Protocol/Sensitivity during Interaction with PTSD Sufferers

Instructional Protocol/Sensitivity during Interaction with PTSD Sufferers.

(CINCINNATI ) - The purpose of this teaching program it to establish guidelines and teaching and learning objectives for positive interaction with veterans with PTSD.

Cannabis Comedy Club: Where do they Get this Misinformation?

Mark Ware studied 20 adults with severe chronic pain from surgery, accidents, or other trauma.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I acquired a recent document titled CNN.com, Study: Smoking Pot May Ease Chronic Pain authored by Amanda Gardner, Health.com, August 20, 2010.

The Army & VA PTSD/TBI Veteran Victims

Are they properly being cared for?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Smithsonian Magazine in September 2010 just issued one of the best articles on the stress of combat on those who are in the fight of it.

AOI Anti Medical Marijuana Campaign Benefits Insurance Companies, Burns Oregonians

Associated Oregon Industries opposes the wishes of Oregon voters and sick people by attacking Measure 74.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Military veterans are one of the largest user groups of medical marijuana in Oregon.