Middle Column Archives

GI Bill fix would ease financial reporting rules for colleges

Some schools have reported significant problems in navigating recent changes to veterans education benefits.

4 years ago
‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide

Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases.

4 years ago
How this E-8 bought a McLaren without financing at 27 percent

Patience is the key to owning the car of your dreams without breaking the bank.

4 years ago
Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Russia said it withdrew its forces from the island as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine said the Russians fled following a barrage of artillery and missiles.

4 years ago
Army veteran held in Ukraine speaks to mom by phone

Relatives say Lois “Bunny” Drueke spoke to her son Alexander Drueke, one of two Alabama veterans captured earlier this month in Ukraine, via telephone.

4 years ago
Wives of fighter pilots on what ‘Top Gun’ gets right — and wrong

Four wives of fighter pilots dish the details you don’t see in the Hollywood films on this episode of The Spouse Angle.

4 years ago
Are commissaries providing the savings they promised to troops?

Providing savings to service members is of particular concern right now due to the inflation in food prices.

4 years ago
Supreme Court upholds state government work protections for reservists

The Supreme Court allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.

4 years ago
Last surviving WW2 Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies at 98

Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams famously destroyed enemy positions with a flamethrower on Iwo Jima.

4 years ago
No plans to increase abortion services at VA after Supreme Court ruling

The VA currently does not offer the procedure or counseling to patients seeking to get an abortion.

4 years ago

GI Bill fix would ease financial reporting rules for colleges

Some schools have reported significant problems in navigating recent changes to veterans education benefits.
‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide

Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases.
How this E-8 bought a McLaren without financing at 27 percent

Patience is the key to owning the car of your dreams without breaking the bank.
Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Russia said it withdrew its forces from the island as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine said the Russians fled following a barrage of artillery and missiles.
Army veteran held in Ukraine speaks to mom by phone

Relatives say Lois “Bunny” Drueke spoke to her son Alexander Drueke, one of two Alabama veterans captured earlier this month in Ukraine, via telephone.
Wives of fighter pilots on what ‘Top Gun’ gets right — and wrong

Four wives of fighter pilots dish the details you don’t see in the Hollywood films on this episode of The Spouse Angle.
Are commissaries providing the savings they promised to troops?

Providing savings to service members is of particular concern right now due to the inflation in food prices.
Supreme Court upholds state government work protections for reservists

The Supreme Court allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.
Last surviving WW2 Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies at 98

Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams famously destroyed enemy positions with a flamethrower on Iwo Jima.
No plans to increase abortion services at VA after Supreme Court ruling

The VA currently does not offer the procedure or counseling to patients seeking to get an abortion.

GI Bill fix would ease financial reporting rules for colleges

Some schools have reported significant problems in navigating recent changes to veterans education benefits.
‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide

Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases.
How this E-8 bought a McLaren without financing at 27 percent

Patience is the key to owning the car of your dreams without breaking the bank.
Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Russia said it withdrew its forces from the island as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine said the Russians fled following a barrage of artillery and missiles.
Army veteran held in Ukraine speaks to mom by phone

Relatives say Lois “Bunny” Drueke spoke to her son Alexander Drueke, one of two Alabama veterans captured earlier this month in Ukraine, via telephone.
Wives of fighter pilots on what ‘Top Gun’ gets right — and wrong

Four wives of fighter pilots dish the details you don’t see in the Hollywood films on this episode of The Spouse Angle.
Are commissaries providing the savings they promised to troops?

Providing savings to service members is of particular concern right now due to the inflation in food prices.
Supreme Court upholds state government work protections for reservists

The Supreme Court allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.
Last surviving WW2 Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies at 98

Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams famously destroyed enemy positions with a flamethrower on Iwo Jima.
No plans to increase abortion services at VA after Supreme Court ruling

The VA currently does not offer the procedure or counseling to patients seeking to get an abortion.

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