Defense policy gaps stall veteran funeral DD214 requests
Veterans and funeral directors face delays as NPRC handles urgent DD214 requests. The author cites repeated misprocessing and conflicts between NPRC turnaround claims and actual practice, noting signatures and expedited procedures are inconsistently applied. The letter calls for immediate corrective action and criticizes wasteful bureaucracy.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Defense
Dod
National Personnel Records Center
NPRC
God
Mobile health apps show mixed evidence for impact on heart risk factors
Dr Komaroff notes several studies and a 69-study review by the AHA find limited proof for long term weight loss and blood pressure benefits from mHealth tools. Text prompts may aid short term weight loss and activity, while quitting smoking with apps shows modest success. Sensors and long term outcomes remain unclear.
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Doctor K
American Heart Association
AHA
mHealth
Free college tuition idea challenged by historic Morrill act
The piece critiques a Vermont congressman's plan for universal four year free college as impractical, noting the 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act under Lincoln funded public colleges like MIT and Purdue. It recalls California free tuition since 1868 and warns of today’s limited vision, urging bold public action.
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Bernie Sanders
Justin Smith Morrill
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Cornell
Purdue
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Iowa
Colorado
Illinois
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U.S
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Golden State
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Ronald Reagan
America
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