Army should give details on changes at Madigan
This editorial will appear in Thursday’s print edition. The way Madigan Army Medical Center treated Oregon’s 41st National Guard Brigade last year was unacceptable, the Army admits, and changes have...
View ArticleDid Madigan’s PTSD team break faith with soldiers?
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. The United States has a history of losing interest in its combat veterans after they’ve lost their military usefulness. Shame on all of us if...
View ArticlePentagon must overcome bureaucracy on PTSD diagnoses
This editorial will appear in Sunday’s print edition. It’s welcome news that the Department of Defense is expanding its review of post-traumatic stress syndrome diagnoses. That review will now date...
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Norm Dicks: Embodiment of a better Congress
Congressman Norm Dicks This editorial will appear in Friday’s print edition. To understand what Washington will lose when Norm Dicks leaves Congress five days from now, you have to meet the man. He...
View ArticleArmy shouldn’t close ranks around Madigan inquiry
This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s print edition. It’s hard to beat the U.S. Army when it comes to giving the bureaucratic run-around. The Army has been blocking News Tribune staffers who have...
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