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CLOSED–BACK ON SUNDAY

Thanks to Chapter 35 Dependent’s Education Assistance and Uncle Ric, my son is graduating from Gonzaga Law School this weekend. Due to this, I may not be able to transmit from Spokane. However, I intend to take the magic picture … Continue reading

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MAY 7TH, 1975

VA uses this day, May 7th, 1975, as the delineator of the last day any of us who participated in the Southeast Asia War Games were exposed to Dow and Monsantos’ revolutionary new herbicides. That meant you had one year … Continue reading

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VAOIG–CONFUSION HAS ITS COST

For decades now, the VA’s Office of Inspector Gadget has stumbled around unsure of their powers or whether they have a mandate, let alone the legal authority, to do half of what they do. Remember, these guys are the Katzenjammer … Continue reading

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VAOIG MANDATES INSTALL OF NEW SHREDDER MACHINES

VAOIG “Acting” Head Honcho Richard Griffin ordered all VA facilities, both VHA as well as VBA Regional Offices, to install  new Binford 5000 Copymatic shredders. These automatically record the documents shredded and keep a facsimile of the destroyed documents in their memory … Continue reading

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FACEFRAMES

From my Face page. I get wonderful ideas from all of you. Thanks.    

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CUE–THE QUINTESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

Clear and Unmistakable Error, or CUE, is one of the most misunderstood, misconstrued, miscombobulated legal concepts for Veterans to absorb. The idea of reaching back into the past to right a wrong is a wonderful thing we enjoy. As long … Continue reading

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The phenomenon of HIV Bug chasers, Gift Givers (Gifters), and the implication for the blood supply

The American Press Association recently dropped the word “homophobia” from its style book for journalists so writers can now address gay-sensitive topics without being accused of hatred or insanity. The FDA is considering whether to allow gay men to donate … Continue reading

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Cash for your plasma? No, cash for your time!

How safe from blood-borne pathogens can our blood supply and blood products really be today?  Grifols, a Spanish company, owns about 147 plasma collection centers in the United States. Articles about Talecris (now owned by Grifol) has many centers near … Continue reading

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FACEPLACE-REPURPOSING TO DECREASE GLOBAL CLUTTER

Ah, my cousin Denise. What can I say? She has moved to Idaho and the sights to behold there stagger the imagination. I spotted her ultimate doghouse post this morning. Construction like this could only emanate from the fertile mind of … Continue reading

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VAOIG–CAP REVIEW-PHOENIX, AZ

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Review Purpose At the insistence of Rep. Jeff Miller, and prompted by over 1600 complaints of  Veterans waiting over a year and half or longer for primary care followup appointments at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center … Continue reading

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