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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Lights Out for Disabled Veteran? Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Says Southern California Edison Threatening to Leave Him in the Dark

    ​"To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful."  - Thomas EdisonA disabled Gulf War-era veteran who uses a breathing machine to sleep says Southern California ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    What We Learned, Jan. 6-Jan. 13

    ​Jan. 6: We obtain a screenshot of Jeremy Popoff's Facebook page, on which he claims he hasn't avoided calls from the Weekly, that we committed journalistic malpractice by "twisting [his] words" and that our man Brandon Ferguson should masturbate rather than try to ask him questions. Can't argue w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Sloane Steven Briles Cuts Deal to Avoid Jail for Tossing 7-year-old Son Off Harbor Cruise Boat

    ​Over the objections of prosecutors, Orange County Superior Court Judge Robert Fitzgerald today sentenced Sloane Steven Briles to three years probation, a year in a child abusers treatment program and 180 days in a Veterans Administration residential treatment program for throwing his 7-year-old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Sloane Steven Briles' Tossing-Son-in-Harbor Case Rejected by Veterans Court

    ​If you blinked, you missed Sloane Steven Briles' time in a special court for military veterans dealing with mental-health issues.Orange County's Veterans Court has decided not to hear the case against the Irvine father accused of tossing his crying 7-year-old son off a Newport Harbor cruise boat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Homeless Veterans Need Your Help

    ​Telling you about the National Guard armories that opened last night and will open tomorrow night to provide winter shelter for the homeless, we mentioned the nonprofit running the program for the county was in need of various clothing, grooming and food items. That group is not alone. A charity ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    A Year of Navel Gazing: The Virtual Orange County

    Looking back at 2010 on our news blog, one Top 10 List at a time

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Vietnam War Poseur Gets Prison for Stealing Dad's VA Checks

    Billy Armentrout​Inside Superior Court Judge James Marion's Santa Ana courtroom today, William Phillip Armentrout of Anaheim turned to his weeping wife, Vicki, and mouthed the words, "It's okay."A minute later, Marion ordered bailiffs to handcuff and take the 32-year-old Armentrout away for his fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Garden Grove Veterans Advocate Seizes on Sliver in President Obama's Iraq Speech

    ​President Barack Obama's Tuesday evening speech announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq generated heat on both sides of the aisle, with Republicans complaining he did not give George W. Bush enough credit and Democrats complaining, "This is what you chose to talk about with the econ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    War is Hell, But It Needn't Be Smelly

    ​Have you ever wanted to smell like a Marine?

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    [aural reports] Sound Minds

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Music therapist Roberta Adler remedies mental problems like a virtuoso

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Knott's Berry Farm Welcomes Veterans

    Sure, there are easier ways to get inside Knott's Berry Farm than joining the military (there used to be a great way sneak in off of La Palma and. . . well, let's just leave it at that), but for those Americans who've already taken the military oath, KBF is offering free admission now through Thanks ... More >>

  • Features

    June 7, 2007

    The Gift That Keeps On Taking

    A $300,000 cautionary tale of summer love

  • Film

    November 9, 2006

    New Reviews

    Come Early Morning; The Ground Truth; Harsh Times; Night of the Living Dead 3D; The Return; Vivah

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2006

    What Lies Beneath

    Proving once again that the internet is good for something other than pornography and pirating music, one of the more useful state agencies you've never heard of, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, has created EnviroStors, an online database of contaminated sites throughout the s ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 13, 2005

    A Clockwork Orange

    Proving once again that the internet is good for something other than pornography and pirating music, one of the more useful state agencies you've never heard of, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, has created EnviroStors, an online database of contaminated sites throughout the s ... More >>

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