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Veterans’ Day has been a day of conflict for me for many years. My Dad, and undoubtedly many of his friends and cousins, walked into a recruitment office and volunteered to serve their country to go to Europe or the South Pacific to fight the Germans or Japanese, who posed a threat to the free … Read more
We all assumed that Veterans Affairs under Trump would improve, and in some respects, it has. They are handling more claims, and in September, they made some noise about approving third-party care for 12 months (for thirty types of care) instead of 6 or 3, but something changed. My contacts tell me that the VA … Read more
On August 4th, the VA announced that it would extend approvals on a list of treatments performed by third-party vendors up to a year. Where approvals had been limited to 90 or 180 days, one would now be good for twelve months. The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it will improve Veterans’ access to … Read more
On August 4th, 2025, the Veterans Administration announced a policy change that wasn’t new. It’s how they used to do business (at least for a little while). WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it will improve Veterans’ access to health care by extending the length of new VA community care authorizations to one … Read more
When political opponents call their opponents names it tells the American people that they have no message to promote policies that will make our lives better. This is what the Democrats and their supporters in the mass media are doing in their political discourse. The Democrats have used terms like Nazi, Gestapo (Gov. Waltz (D-MN), … Read more
Napoleon once observed, “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” Indeed, colored cloth military decorations have long inspired prodigious and brave efforts on behalf of countries, causes, or flags. Today, such efforts occur not only by soldiers on battlefields but also by mothers—Gold Star Mothers — in New Hampshire … Read more
The “Duty to Speak Up” was the theme of this month’s Safety Forum at the Manchester Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The people at the table seemed well-intentioned, but if you’ve read my previous series about what happens to whistleblowers at the VA, you know speaking up leads to an endless loop of broken promises, … Read more
Some issues are more important than politics: family, faith and honor. This is a lesson that Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign staff have apparently never learned. The Harris campaign used the deaths of service members as a political attack, and it backfired. The incompetence of the Biden-Harris Administration is seen in everyday life for Americans, … Read more
66 Billion to Illegal Immigrants & Just 3 Billion to Our Homeless Veterans …
John F. Williams of Portsmouth Orthopedics was awarded a Citizens Bank 2024 Small Business Community Champion Award, which includes a $10,000 grant for his business.
It has been challenging to watch the U.S. Government fawn over the millions of illegal immigrants who have forged the dangerous currents of the Rio Grande to break through our backdoor. A swag bag is waiting for each with a cell phone, debit cards, and a trip anywhere they want to go in the lower 48. Did I mention these people are illegal?
In today’s society, American veterans face numerous challenges, despite their incredible sacrifices and service to the nation. From physical and mental health issues to difficulties in accessing quality education and employment opportunities, veterans deserve better.
We have a volunteer military, and the men and women who opt to serve deserve our thanks, but so much more. Whether they choose the military as a career or put their job on pause while they spend a few years in service, we are all indebted to these special people who put their love … Read more
When it comes to addiction, so often the help people provide ends up becoming enabling. It’s difficult to ride this line. When you want to help someone you love, you have to be careful not to put them in a position to continue using drugs and alcohol. This is especially difficult when the person is a veteran.
Veterans enlist in the service, work for the military, and either go to war or support those who do. It’s a job that leads to stress and all kinds of problems. While we need to support veterans to help them live the best lives they can live after they leave the service, we seem to fail again and again in this regard.
There is a human tragedy occurring around us every day. People who stepped up to protect our country or went to work each day not knowing the dangers they would face are opting to end their lives rather than face their demons.
A marquee message recently displayed in my town of Loudon accused me of being anti-veteran, due to my support of SB418, an election integrity measure recently signed into law by Governor Chris Sununu. Criticism—fair and unfair—goes with the territory for elected officials. While one can’t respond to every slam, replies are occasionally required. This is such an occasion.
We learned that Rep. Mike Yakubovich (R-Hooksett) is not only a talented legislator, but is a talented musician as well, and he played the Star Spangled Banner for us today as we opened our session.
We live in troubled times! I placed 13 American Flags in front of our Veterans Memorial in our town. It was to honor those who lost their lives for us in Afghanistan. It was not a political statement but one of respect for our troops.
Who amongst us has never been on a horse? While no equestrian, I did once recklessly mount a big old horse roaming my grandfather’s apple orchard on his remote backcountry farm in Lunenburg, Vermont—way back when I was 11 or so.