Zack wins one for vets

In a slightly ambiguous e-mail, our Ohio Congressman Zack Space claimed credit (maybe partial credit?) for the rise in rates for veterans driving to Veterans Administration facilities. Beginning yesterday (Feb. 1) the mileage allowance increased from 11 cents a mile to 28.5 cents. "This increase that will make it a little easier on our heroes to get to a facility to receive the care they need and deserve,” he said.

Generations of valor

Click on this link and be grateful.

Smoking over not smoking

Ironic that the veterans who fought for freedom are not free to smoke in their own digs, even though VFW halls are members-only. They have employees in the halls, see, and that outlaws smokers. Oh well, there goes another veterans’ freedom. Trouble with these guys is they should have kept on fighting for freedom, especially when this idiotic smoking ban was proposed. If they didn’t get off their butts then, they deserve what’s happening now.