1 Points

Veterans Helpline: Walking, and talking, in soldiers' shoes (www.nj.com)

On a typical day, the callers counselor Heather Altman speaks to on the New Jersey Veterans Helpline range from slightly stressed to full-blown panicked. Sometimes it's a soldier apprehensive about... More

Tags: new jersey,iraq,veteran,family

Submitted 8 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

2 Points

How to Push Abortion Out of Women's Reach in Four Days or Less a (www.rhrealitycheck.org)

The Family Research Council, led by Tony Perkins (above right), convinced a New Jersey hotel to stop offering discounted room rates to women coming to the state seeking abortion care. Is cutting off... More

Tags: abortion,womens health,tmc,hotel stays,new jersey

Submitted 15 days ago by cdoherty on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

2 Points

The Gathering Credit Card Storm (www.huffingtonpost.com)

Our current financial crisis is a case study in ripple effects. A lot of bad mortgage loans, bad loans between organizations, bad evaluations by ratings agencies and bad oversight by government... More

Tags: economy,economics,financial crisis,credit cards,credit markets,mortgage loans,bob menendez,new jersey

Submitted 15 days ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Guarding the home front (www.nj.com)

The e-mail arrived from Iraq with the ominous first line "Don't panic." But Linda Pagan panicked anyway. The note said her 20-year-old son, a National Guard soldier newly deployed to Iraq, had... More

Tags: iraq,iraq war,new jersey,national guard,new jersey national guard,deployments

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Chaplain helps heal wounded soldiers (examiner.gmnews.com)

Caring for wounded or ill military men and women is top priority for the son of a Cream Ridge couple who works at the largest American hospital outside the United States. New Jersey Air National... More

Tags: chaplain,wounded soldiers,national guard,new jersey,new jersey air national guard,landstuhl regional medical center

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

2 Points

National Guard soldiers return from Afghanistan (www.courierpostonline.com)

Sixteen New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers will be welcomed home today after serving a one-year tour in Afghanistan. The soldiers will be recognized for their contributions to Operation... More

Tags: new jersey,national guard,new jersey national guard,fort dix,operation enduring freedom,afghanistan

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on NationalGuard | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Stender says Republican cries about slush fund are a distraction (www.politickernj.com)

Assemblywoman Linda Stender today acted unfazed by the Republican accusation that she wittingly took part in a legislative slush fund to get money for towns in her district, and accused her... More

Tags: new jersey,assemblywoman linda stender,republican party,democratic party,congressional races,conservatives

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on FreedomsWatch | 0 Comments |

2 Points

When the economy is the enemy, soldiers can't defend their jobs - NJVoices: Bob Braun (blog.nj.com)

Imagine the fear. The double whammy. To be sent to Iraq where people aim to kill you -- at a time when grim faces on televisions and laptop screens are talking about the collapse of the American... More

Tags: economy,new jersey

Submitted 2 months ago by MaxBernstein on NationalGuard | 0 Comments |

1 Points

George W. Bush's Cavalry Arrives For Leonard Lance (www.bluejersey.com)

After the bruising the Republican Party took in the 2006 election cycle, a tight-knit core of right-wing operatives and donors loyal to George W. Bush and Karl Rove came up with a plan: organize a... More

Tags: nj7,leonard lance,george w bush,republicans,freedoms watch,new jersey

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on FreedomsWatch | 0 Comments |

2 Points