veterans

New Agency To Help Michigan Veterans Get Benefits

Gov. Rick Snyder has established a state office that will help Michigan’s military veterans get the federal benefits they’ve earned.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/18

Opinion: Shame Of The Senate

The Brain Dead Republican Congress has had some low points, but last week’s Senate vote on a United Nations treaty for the disabled was notable in its outrageousness.

2012/12/10

Man Sentenced To Prison In Veterans’ Charity Scam

An Oakland County man who authorities say collected money for fake veterans’ charities he created has been sentenced to 17 months to 10 years in prison.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/15

DTE Helps Create Natural Gas Boot Camp For Veterans

The plight of American service men and women coming home from tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq to bleak job prospects has taken a turn for the better through a training program DTE Energy helped create.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/12

Sailors walk past the Vietnam Memorial Wall (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Our Veterans Should Not Be At Risk In Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

When the deal is being made to change the tax rates and cut the deficit we must remember to keep our commitment to our veterans.

2012/11/12

Event Notices From November 9-11

The lastest event and meeting notices from Michigan’s technology-focused companies, groups and institutions

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/11

Projects Aim To Help Michigan National Guard Members

Two projects led by a Michigan State University professor aim to help Michigan National Guard members and their families in the transition from active duty to civilian life.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/29

Mitt Romney (Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Romney Denigrates 47% Not Paying Taxes As He Uses Loopholes Trying To Do The Same

Mitt Romney, if you want to talk about mooches and freeloaders that take advantage of the system then grow a spine and show America your tax returns. Let’s see what you really pay as a percentage. Let’s see what deductions you take. Let’s see how addicted to federal benefits you are.

2012/09/21

Opinion: Romney’s 47% Don’t Pay Taxes Remark Shows He’s Exactly Who We Thought He Was

The recently released tape of Romney speaking to donors at a closed door fundraiser has exposed Mitt Romney to, in fact, be the person Democrats have portrayed him to be: a rich, out of touch, arrogant man that has no respect or connection to the American middle class and absolutely no interest in making the American middle class stronger.

2012/09/19

Opinion: Romney’s 47% Don’t Pay Taxes Remark Is 100% Controversy

Romney thought he was talking amongst his teammates in the locker room last May 17 only to find out that there was somebody on the other team hiding behind the lockers. Had he known a member of the other team was lurking back there, he would have chosen his words more carefully and had presented more carefully-chosen data than the data of which he swiftly generalized.

2012/09/19

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