Opinion: Asbestos’s deadly legacy in Wisconsin
Implementing the National Mesothelioma Registry will combat misdiagnosis and late detection of this asbestos-exposure-causing cancer.
Implementing the National Mesothelioma Registry will combat misdiagnosis and late detection of this asbestos-exposure-causing cancer.
Milwaukee veteran and VA worker: “I'm not dead weight. You're tossing off the wrong stuff.” Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he's now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the...
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA's inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
Veterans in Wisconsin make up 7% of the state’s population and seek a commander-in-chief with sound judgment and genuine ethical principles.
When the cemetery's public affairs director attempted to prevent the Trump campaign from illegally filming in a prohibited area where recently deceased service members are buried, a member of Trump’s team pushed past the employee.
The Asbestos Ships Organization is working to raise awareness and educate veterans about the dangers of asbestos exposure and how to navigate the VA claims process.
Former president Donald Trump has a long history of clashing with military families and US veterans. The newly convicted felon, who famously evaded the Vietnam War draft, has even reportedly called slain US soldiers “losers” and “suckers.”
President Biden’s PACT Act was the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. The law aims to provide specific support to veterans who have been exposed to toxins, often from open burn pits that were located near where these US military members were stationed.
The program is an attempt to prevent foreclosure actions against former military members still experiencing financial hardship post-pandemic.
A son of Chippewa Falls was mourned after the attack. Later, he was all but forgotten. A local teacher and students are making sure that doesn’t happen again.