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Chris Murray, RGJ STATELINE When Chad Pfeifer lines up a key putt or stands over his tee shot on the difficult 17th hole during this week’s American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe, he’ll feel pressure.

  By LAURIE LOISEL @LaurieLoisel   Wednesday, July 16, 2014 (Published in print: Thursday, July 17, 2014)   BELCHERTOWN One lesson retired Air Force Col. Archer Battista says he learned in his six years in

The Department of Justice recently announced another rent-a-vet scheme was at the center of a VA contractor fraud that swindled set aside contracts intended for disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The anti-veteran scheme involved fraud, wire

(WASHINGTON) — As Congress works on a long-term plan to reform the Veterans Administration, first lady Michelle Obama used her platform to speak out on ending veterans homelessness. Speaking to an estimated 1,600 federal and

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — First Lady Michelle Obama was introduced by a graduate of Friendship Place’s Veterans First program for her keynote address on Thursday, July 31, at the 2014 National Conference on

Deborah Snyder shows little fatigue as she cheerfully greets volunteers at the Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, Va., on this windy morning. Last night she flew in from a celebrity golf fundraiser in Florida to oversee this

MINNEAPOLIS An internal audit has found that staff at the Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Rochester “felt pressure to manipulate” appointment data to hide delays in medical care. The audit by the VA’s Veterans Health

Tuesday, hundreds of people came together to celebrate the late U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dan Price. Killed in action exactly two years earlier, the 27-year-old Holland-area native was honored with a Silver Star Medal, the

Legislative action on free Texas university tuition and fees for veterans suddenly has taken a sharp turn. Members of the House celebrated Sunday after voting 139-0 to reject program changes adopted by the Senate on

In a rare show of unity, the Illinois General Assembly last month unanimously approved a bill to provide property tax relief to the states military veterans wounded in the line of duty. Now, Senate Bill