To the many military members and veterans I know and to the many, many thousands I do not, I thank you for your commitment to the ideals of the United States and your service to our country. Although you are many when viewed as a collective, you are few when scattered about the whole of [...]
I ran across an old news article from 2012 about the concussion lawsuit that over 300 former football players brought against the NFL, the teams, and the helmet manufacturer Riddell in the Huffington Post the other day. The article was focused on Tony Dorsett. In the article Dorsett was quoted as saying: "Yeah, I understand [...]
Today my son Noah and I went to a forum on veteran issues held at the West Fargo VFW. A local candidate for the U. S. Senate was invited to hear and respond to the veterans' thoughts, concerns, questions, etc. There were about 25 people in all there with representatives from the local chapters of a [...]
As we all go about merrily this holiday season I want to remind everyone of an unpleasant reality that will forever mar this season for an untold number of veterans' families - the veteran suicide epidemic continues unabated. In these 12 days before Christmas, 216 more veterans will commit suicide. On Christmas Day that number [...]
A couple of weeks ago I addressed the issue of veteran care, and more specifically veteran suicide, in my blog (see 18 a day...you do the math). After writing that blog I wrote to both North Dakota Senators (Conrad and Hoeven) and Congressman Berg. Congressman Berg's aide in his Washington office, Kevin, called me the other day [...]
Let me say at the outset that I have heard nothing but positive things about the Veterans Administration (VA) Operation in Fargo. My son, my nephew and many of my students that are veterans tell me that they are treated well there. Having said that I have long been disappointed in the stories of substandard [...]
THE NEW FORTY 