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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 24, 2015

As the likelihood of additional veterans nursing homes increases, the House of Representatives wants to put into law a selection process that the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs must follow. The House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday takes up HB 7045. The bill follows controversy surrounding the selection of St. Lucie County for the […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 2015

Imagine a seizure striking without warning while attending your son or daughter’s soccer game, or watching helplessly as your child suffers from a debilitating epilepsy episode. This is the fear that more than 375,000 Floridians and their families face every day following an epilepsy diagnosis: when will the next seizure strike? The mission of the […]

Associated PressJanuary 26, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott wants money to start planning to build the state’s eighth and ninth nursing homes for veterans. Scott will announce Monday that he is asking for $7.4 million from state legislators. Scott wants the money to help build a recently-approved home in St. Lucie County as well as two additional homes. Groundbreaking on […]

Guest AuthorDecember 31, 2014

Why should I have to tell my sons to respect the police? My sons are both military veterans, the oldest having served in the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan and the younger in the U.S. Army in Iraq. Both served during wartime. I am certain my older son would respect the police and would comply […]

Bob SparksJune 10, 2014

Each week, state and federal courts in Florida process and adjudicate thousands of lawsuits. Some are frivolous while some have larger implications, or perhaps garner some national attention. With the ongoing tragedy, and that is precisely what it is, involving the U.S. Veterans Administration, expect courtrooms to be busy handling cases of veterans treated badly. […]

Guest AuthorMarch 10, 2014

Florida is firing the first cannon in a battle to convince veterans across the country and around the world to retire here. Today in Tallahassee is Military Day when the Legislature honors the deeds of men and women who have committed themselves to the defense of our country. So placed around the Capitol Courtyard will […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 12, 2014

Remember that rather stupid comment Mitt Romney made to a bunch of rich Boca Raton donors during his campaign that allowed Democrats to effectively define the GOP as the party of the rich? Romney described President Obama supporters by saying “there are 47 percent who are with Obama, who are dependent on government, who believe […]

Guest AuthorOctober 9, 2013

In May of 2010 I had the privilege of joining Maj. Gen. C.R. Davis at the Panama City Airport to welcome home WWII veterans who had participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. The concept of an Honor Flight is the brainchild of Retired Air Force Capt. Earl Morse. He wanted to honor veterans […]

Tag: Veterans

House bill lays out site-selection process for new veterans' nursing homes

Karen Basha Egozi: Epilepsy group applauds new medical marijuana bill

Governor seeks money for more veterans nursing homes

Vanessa Lopez-Littleton: Why should I tell my sons to respect the police?

Bob Sparks: Is Florida’s lawsuit against the VA political? Who cares?

Barney Bishop: Legislation designed to make Florida more attractive to veterans

Steve Kurlander: Pitting veterans against the unemployed shows no class

Jeff Kottkamp: Despite shutdown, veterans should have access to memorials