We are committed to giving veterans the support to foster healthy relationships, and we’re working to improve services to veterans who’ve experienced domestic abuse.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Remembering an old friend
An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bob Dole lived a great American life
The tough partisan warrior who also valued compromise with his adversaries showed patriotic values that are missing from today’s politics.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Biden announces effort to treat conditions in veterans exposed to toxins
President Joe Biden is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, treat and identify medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Veterans need us to keep our promises
A new VA facility in southern Maine shows a commitment to serving those who served the nation.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
VA becomes 1st federal agency to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
The VA’s move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World
Jared Golden presses for Global War on Terrorism Memorial in nation’s capital
To honor veterans, many legislators seek to bypass a ban on new memorials in a section of the National Mall in Washington.
Posted inNation & World
VA plans to offer gender-confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, reversing ban
Secretary Denis McDonough also says the VA will change the name of the Veterans Health Administration’s LGBT health program to the LGBTQ+ Health Program to reflect inclusiveness.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: The U.S. military must get serious about domestic extremism
Identifying potential threats in the ranks is critical to national security.