Opinion: Veteran-owned businesses are an economic powerhouse
By Dawn Golik Along the coast and across the country, businesses owned by former military members are an economic powerhouse. There are more than 1.76 million veteran-owned businesses in the United States. They employ nearly 5.3 million workers, with an annual payroll exceeding $232 million. Their approximately $1 trillion dollars in annual sales & receipts Read More →
Opinion: Do the right thing for our veterans
By Ritch Eich It wasn’t until several years after the Vietnam War ended that Vietnam veterans who were exposed to toxic herbicides sprayed in the jungle were granted presumptive disability benefits for illnesses caused by exposure to Agent Orange. According to the Agent Orange Act of 1991, veterans who served anywhere in Vietnam from Jan. Read More →
Bicycling from Santa Barbara to Charleston in support of veterans
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Tri-county legislators have bills pending
Health care, veteran’s services, education, oil, the environment and natural disaster recovery are at the top of the legislative agenda for tri-county representatives. With the California legislature headed to summer recess on July 12 and Congress apparently headed for a break in August, relatively few bills have been signed into law. But many are still Read More →
Invesco QQQ tournament sponsors make it free
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Congresswoman Brownley to chair women veterans task force
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Tri-county legislators name their women of the year
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