Disabled veterans seek COLA increase in March checks
Disabled veterans start the new year without a cost-of-living raise but lawmakers promise action. Rep. Sonny Montgomery says Speaker Foley urged including a 5.4 percent COLA in March benefits, retroactive to Jan 1, despite Agent Orange disputes delaying passage.
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Congress
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Rep. G.V
Sonny” Montgomery
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Thomas
Foley
D-Wash
Montgomery
D-Miss
Alan K. Simpson
R-Wyo
John Heilman
The
Disabled American Veterans
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Agent Orange
Rising Great Lakes levels worry boaters and marinas
The Great Lakes rise after four years of low levels, aided by snowpack and weather. Experts warn higher levels could help sailboat owners with deep keels but threaten low-lying areas and marinas, with Canal St. Clair and Lake Erie shoreline at risk of flooding in coming seasons.
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Great Lakes
Frank Quinn
Great Lakes Environmental Research
Michigan
Horsens Island
Anchor Bay
Lake St. Clair
Lake Erie
Monroe County
Quinn
Lakes Huron
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ed Megerian
Corps of Engineers
Megerian
Judge Fernandez Uses Obscure Words In Hawaii Land Case
Federal judge Ferdi nand Fernandez of the 9th U.S. Circuit courts wields rare diction in land dispute rulings. He praises losing Hawaii-side gladiators as effective yet notes their fight is not an anda batae. He labels a motion otiose and the state immune, adding terms like pellucid facinorous and ensorcell to his rulings.
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San Francisco
Ferdi
Nand Fernandez
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hawaii
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