Still Weaving A Life Of Love
Elyria man David Weaver grew up without a father but built a firm loving style that spans three generations. He raised three daughters nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren while caring for 15 month old Lydia. He credits his mother Elma for strength and discipline shaping a steady character.
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David Weaver
Elyria
Lydia Chesser
David James Weaver
Pennsylvania
Heather Crawford
Wakeman
Heather
Kathy
David
Lydia
Kaylynne
Elma
Father and son lead same paratrooper unit in separate eras
Lt. Col. Patrick Harkins commands the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan, a unit once led by his father, retired Col. Bob Harkins, during Vietnam. The Harkins family has a World War II legacy, with grandfather Clyde Harkins wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.
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Fort Campbell
Patrick Harkins
Harkins
Dad
Charles Emmons
187Th Infantry Regiment
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bob Harkins
Vietnam
Hamburger Hill
Emmons
Clyde Patrick Harkins
279Th Combat Engineers
101St Airborne Division
Army
Gregory Harkins
Italy
Audit: Plan Aims to Double Veterans Care Spending
Senate budget experts say the plan would boost veterans health care spending to about 50 billion yearly once fully implemented. The Congressional Budget Office estimates a 35 billion increase over three years on top of current 44 billion annual medical care costs. The measure would require VA to pay private providers for qualifying veterans who face wait times or live far from VA facilities.
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Washington
Senate
Congressional
Congressional Budget Office
House
Department of Veterans Affairs
Budget Office
Veterans
Federal inspection of risky gas wells falls short
Ohio hosts one higher risk gas well in Bazetta Township Trumbull County identified by the federal government as high pollution risk. The well, operated by M and M Royalty Ltd, has produced since 2010 and was inspected as required by the Bureau of Land Management. Nationwide four in ten new wells near forests and watersheds escape federal inspection.
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Washington
Ohio
Bazetta Township
Trumbull County
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Associated Press
Shenango
M&m Royalty Ltd
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