The Rockland native lost his face to a mortar blast and underwent hundreds of reconstructive surgeries throughout his life, but remained kind, generous and faithful.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Key position at Maine VA hospital is spared, but agency still plans massive cuts
A radiation safety officer position once slated for elimination is not part of the latest round of cuts, the VA confirmed.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Hiring freeze, executive orders create uncertainty for federal workers in Maine
In Bar Harbor, businesses are ‘cautiously concerned’ as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.
Posted inMaine, News, River Valley
Veterans returning from deployment asked to get toxic exposure screening
Bipartisan legislation has strengthened and expanded health care for the millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.
Posted inNews, River Valley
New Rumford VA clinic to open Tuesday
The new 7,200-square-foot, single-level facility will replace the former outpatient clinic located on Franklin Street in Rumford.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
A ‘beacon’ to Maine veterans: New Portland VA clinic to open Monday
The $64 million facility will provide a wide range of medical, mental health and education services for many of the state’s estimated 114,000 veterans.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine delegation united on bill to help veterans with early-stage dementia
The measure, which is on its way to President Trump to be signed into law, would relax eligibility rules that have stopped some veterans from receiving care at state-run veterans homes.
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Veterans deserve better than that
According to recent news on the television, the Veterans Administration is not going to retroactively reimburse GI bill recipients for short payments. That is disgusting. Those people put their lives on the line for this country. To have some nameless bureaucrat decide that it would be too time consuming to pay them should anger every […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Ronny Jackson, White House doctor, fights to save imperiled VA bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday launched an all-out defense of Ronny Jackson’s nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs amid concerns by Congress that President Donald Trump had not properly vetted him or others. Jackson is fighting to salvage his imperiled nomination as more details emerge about accusations from his time […]
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VA pick impressed Donald Trump when he gave glowing health report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronny Jackson passed his screen test with President Donald Trump before casting even began. Jackson, the president’s personal physician and surprise choice to lead the massive Department of Veterans Affairs, stood before the White House press corps in January to announce the results of the president’s first physical in a performance that […]