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The War Horse
Short Changed: No Justice at Fort Hood for Another Woman Soldier and a Commander Who Tried to Help
They Are the Good Guys With Guns. After Another Mass Shooting, Veterans Want Change.
“A Crisis of Confidence”—After Decades of Failures, VA Sec Seeks “Game-changers”
The Veterans Will Tell Their Stories—Shaping the Narrative of the Forever Wars
“The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies”—Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer
Gulf War Illness Treatments Discovered. Will Veterans Affairs Officials Listen Now?
Chemicals. Chemicals. And More Chemicals. A Veteran Reflects on Her Time in Desert Storm
30 Years On, Veterans Recall the Desert Storm Air War
“We’re Better Than This”—Jon Stewart, Veterans Advocates Rally for Bipartisan Burn Pit Legislation
“It’s so inaccurate”—How the VA Is Failing to Track Veterans Burn Pit Claims
Your Kidneys are Failing and Your Doctor Just Deployed. Now What?
Why Isn't Infertility in Military Women a Bigger Conversation?
The Military's Next Agent Orange
Women's Health
U.S. Army Veteran And Paralympic Cyclist Shawn Morelli On Reinventing Your Life
The New York Times' At War
What it Was Like to Be One of the First Female Fighter Pilots
Special Projects:
Burn pits:
(Note: When Gannett sold Military Times, the paper lost its digital archive. Therefore, some clips are pulled from other sources.)
Burn pit at Balad raises health concerns — Troops say chemicals and medical waste burned at base are making them sick, but officials deny risk (Originally published in Military Times Oct. 29, 2008. Army Times was the first to report this story.)
Lung disease of soldier linked to burn pits (Originally published in Military Times)
Army wants to hide soldiers with constrictive bronchiolitis--Military Times
Balad burn pit harmed troops living 1 mile away--Military Times
Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits--Military Times
Vets may sign up for registry after dust, smoke exposure--USA TODAY
Vets struggle to register on VA burn-pit site--USA TODAY
Interview on All Things Considered with Guy Roz
War-Zone Dust:
Navy researcher links toxins in war-zone dust to ailments--USA TODAY
New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers--USA TODAY
A loss in Charlie Company: IED claims 5 on patrol from FOB Apache
To Adhamiya and back: 15 months of combat hell forever change members of Charlie 1-26
- Adhamiya Two
- Adhamiya Three
- Adhamiya Four: Nothing was done
- Adhamiya Five
- Adhamiya Six
- Adhamiya Seven
I've Seen Enough, I've Done Enough: For many in Charlie 1-26, the worst was still to come
Picking up the Pieces: Charlie 1-26 comes home from war
Patching bodies; patching minds: Line medics heal with quiet words and superhuman deeds
Post-Traumatic Stress:
Living with PTSD: A former sergeant's personal hell
(These PTSD stories were part of a long series I worked on during a Rosalyn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in 2008.)
Walter Reed:
The waiting wounded: A slow medical evaluation process leaves many injured troops in limbo. Some settle for low disability ratings and long waits for VA health care (This story appeared online one day before other newspapers began reporting there were problems at Walter Reed, and one week before other papers reported the systemic problems with years-long backlogs, lost paperwork, and hopelessness in the disability rating system.)
Rank injustice: How wounded soldiers are short-changed on disability ratings
Gulf War Illness:
Lawmakers ask VA to support Gulf War board
Researchers tie Gulf War illness to brain damage
Researcher says officials covered up vets' health data
Study links Gulf War vets' illnesses to area of service
Anti-oxidants ease Gulf War Syndrome, study finds
Beat work:
The Daily Beast
Vets Can Finally Sue Contractors for Cancer Caused by War after the Supreme Court found that KBR could be sued over the burn pits it operated on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.
USA Today
Programs focus on high-risk patients to reduce spending
Administration offers path around Hobby Lobby decision
Lawmakers ask VA to support Gulf War board
U.S. airstrikes bring early gains in Iraq
CDC chief says Ebola must be contained in Africa
Advocates list 7 things to fix at Veterans Affairs
Probe faults oversight of HealthCare.gov development
Voices: The heartbreak of veterans' suicides
Investigator: VA downplayed whistle-blowers' warnings
Premiums grew average of 10% before Affordable Care Act
New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers
Cheaper eye drug could save Medicare $18 billion
Long appeals leave older vets without benefits for years
Bundled payments could cut Medicare fraud, experts say
No Medicaid expansion could create health care gaps
Some top Medicare beneficiaries spend heavily to lobby
Obama on health care law: 'This thing is working'
New data signal smaller jump in health care costs
Study: Mental health care lacking in some counties
Experts say Affordable Care Act unlikely to 'fail'
Repealing health care law would mean higher costs
Health care changes to watch for in 2014
Technology, prevention will move health care costs down
Analysis of huge data sets will reshape health care
Medicaid enrollment is health law's bright spot
Health care providers, insurers pitch state exchanges
'Family glitch' in health law could be painful
Health law smoking penalties could hit poor the hardest
Obama administration to delay part of Affordable Care Act
Researchers tie Gulf War illness to brain damage
Researcher says officials covered up vets' health data
Few pay more taxes under health care law
Whistle-blowers key in health care fraud fight
Government triples money recovered from Medicaid scams
Almost 1 million young adults get health insurance
Study links Gulf War vets' illnesses to area of service
Health care fraud prosecutions on pace to rise 85%
Anti-oxidants ease Gulf War Syndrome, study finds
Military: Troop ailments, from backs to breathing, swell
Healthful behavior is a key to health care system
Federal plan would streamline Medicare
Health care law proceeds even in states fighting it
$2.5 billion won in health care fraud cases
House Democrats, GOP debate health care costs
Army Times
Filling military history's gaps: Hunt chronicles the careers of 'Sergeants major of color'
Burn Pit at Balad
Troops say chemicals burned on deployment are making them sick.
Online version here
Senator wants answers on dangers of burn pits
Burn pit fallout: Military official: Situation improving; troops report health complications
Army report shows chemicals at burn pit site
Troops air complaints about burn pits
Suit claims Halliburton, KBR sickened base
Petraeus: Military studying burn pit fumes
Report cites low health risk from burn pits
Lawmakers call for action on burn pits
Planned burn pit lawsuits gain steam
VA to monitor burn-pit exposure data
Lawmakers seek details of burn pit data
Nine burn-pit lawsuits filed against KBR
Bill would regulate war-zone burn pits
Lawmakers ask GAO to review burn pit data
Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits
Lawmakers seek 12-month limit on burn pits
House moves to tighten rules on burn pits
Lung disease of soldier linked to burn pits
Army report warned of burn pit effects
Balad burn pit harmed troops living 1 mile away
VA, DoD seek better data on burn-pit exposure
PTSD Series
Main project page: here
PTSD victim booted for 'misconduct'
Mental health evacuations spike in war zones
Thousands of PTSD vets may get benefits boost
Research
Study links weak immune systems, PTSD
Navy attempted suicide rate nearly 3 percent
Hard Labor
Some troops hand out towels while others dig trenches
Online version here
A Beloved First Sergeant's Suicide in Iraq: Jeff McKinney
Online version here
Blood Brothers
Online version here
Wounded Soldiers/Walter Reed
Online version here
War's 'signature wound': Traumatic brain injuries common, but hard to spot
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The Chicago Tribune
An Airstream on the roof?
GIs return to fight new war to get jobs
Forest-preserve raccoons seeking food, water in city
Closure, WW II sub found under the sea
Submarine story page 2
Deadly shooting shakes area with waning crime
Bicyclists not free to ride as they please
Bike story page 2
Mother held in two sons' slayings
Mother story page 2
Triple slaying caps city's bloodiest weekend of the year
Triple story page 2
Prosthesis restores feeling to amputee
Amputee story page 2
Drought may give taste of future
Drought story page 2
Who needs the power company?
Power story page 2
NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers
Silent Signals
Rocky Mountain News
Influx of new voters leans Precinct 463 to the left
(Boulder) Daily Camera
Good Green Life: Affordability the selling point for energy-efficient homes
Selling with the Band: For hard-core rock fans, starting a business offers a way to follow the tours
Taste of the pasture: Beef raised on grass leaner, with pronounced flavor
The Associated Press
CU Faculty calls for overhaul of athletics
The Denver Post
It's not easy having green: Wealthy talk about trials of having money
Drought a wakeup call: Conservation efforts should always be used
Building boom unearths gems: State's archaeologists work to save history
Helping Denver houses tell their stories : Website gives historians a hand
Grasshoppers devour what drought didn't
Bewitching beliefs: Pagan parents battle stereotypes
Friends No More: Sometimes friends aren't worth the time
The Oregonian
McMinnville UFO Photos: 50 Years Later - Still A Mystery
BUDGET PLAN WOULD CUT AT-HOME CARE SUPPORT
Summary: Couples like Beverly and Harry Schatz of King City could lose the option of finishing their lives
together
UPWARD PATH OPENS FOR TEEN MOTHERS
Summary: Writer, university student and mother Beth Tilgner sends other young women a strong message
of hope
SHERWOOD'S YOUTH POPULATION ROCKETS 320 PERCENT IN 10 YEARS
PURPLE RASH KEEPS PARENTS ON THE ALERT
Summary: Meningococcal disease has caused three deaths in Oregon recently, and parents are worried
KEEPING THE FLAG FLYING
Summary: Tigard's American Legion is lively, but other military veterans groups are struggling
BOYS' SHOUTS RING OUT HAPPILY THROUGH OGDEN MIDDLE'S HALLS
Summary: Boys Night Out follows last year's successful overnight for girls, but with different activities and
focus
Myfootpath.com
Educators address the ultimate multiple-choice question: SAT or ACT?
The Salt Lake Tribune
Victims of trauma give helpful hints for family members and friends
Gangs Keep Tight Grasp on Their Members
Triad Suspect Was Transformed By Schizophrenia
Woman roamed Triad with gun for 10 minutes, but security didn't notify businesses or lock elevator
Gang Crime Is on Decline in Salt Lake: Other cities in West see similar drop
Busts are as risky as bullets in vast Utah crime epidemic; Meth Mania Creates New Risks for Police
St. George Hopes to Solve Puzzle Posed by Boy's Skeleton, Quilt; Who was turn-of-the-century youth holed
up in Dixie cave?
Chickclick.com
Healthy High: Are you a high school athlete? Find out why you and your teammates rule the school
Kick Me, I'm Dreaming : From high school to college, female soccer jocks have a new goal to shoot for --
going pro
The Colorado Springs Gazette
More Vets Are Trying Acupuncture For Pets