by Christen Simeral | Aug 28, 2014 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – By training service dogs, veterans are helping fellow veterans—and themselves—cope with post-deployment challenges. At Warrior Canine Connection in Brookeville, Md., just north of Washington, vets suffering from post-traumatic stress or traumatic...
by Christen Simeral | Aug 27, 2014 | Data Projects, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to get veterans off of wait lists and into clinics to be seen—and is making its progress public. The VA launched its Accelerating Access to Care Initiative in June following confirmed allegations that...
by Christen Simeral | Aug 18, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — It’s hard enough to get voters to pay attention to midterm elections, but a growing number of states have set restrictions on voting that critics say are intended to erect barriers for young people, potentially benefiting Republican candidates. Since...
by Christen Simeral | Aug 14, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON –Press freedom advocates urged the Justice Department and Obama administration to drop the case of New York Times reporter James Risen, a Pulitzer Prize winner. At the National Press Club Thursday, supporters of Risen, who faces imprisonment for refusing to...
by Christen Simeral | Aug 13, 2014 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON – Getting clean drinking water isn’t as simple as turning on the tap, as recent events in a Great Lakes port city showed. Access to safe water is a growing issue in urban America—and an expensive one. The city of Toledo last week issued a no-drink, no...
