Only when the guns fall silent does the extent of damage wrought by conflict become visible. ...more

March 8, 2009

I need these pills refilled," the weary mother says, displaying an array of empty bottles on the desk in my office. "My son is bipolar." ...more

December 20, 2008

During a recent visit to the veterans hospital in Los Angeles, I ran across a young man fresh out of the Army. He had fought in Afghanistan and was recovering from some of his wounds. He was also homeless and, quite frankly, a little frustrated by what he saw as cumbersome and inefficient layers of bureaucracy between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. ...more

November 27, 2008

It takes a brave soldier to do what Army Maj. Gen. David Blackledge did in Iraq. It takes as much bravery to do what he did when he got home. ...more

November 8, 2008

Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher co-payments or deductibles for the mental health treatments. No more limits on visits to the doctor that differ from the caps for other patients. ...more

October 4, 2008

Separate Tampa calls net charges of abusing 911 system. ...more

September 29, 2008

The Senate passed a giant tax package Tuesday that saves more than 20 million taxpayers from the bite of the alternative minimum tax. ...more

September 24, 2008

They survived war, but for some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to work back home hasn't been easy. ...more

August 21, 2008

Revelations about anthrax scientist Bruce Ivins' mental instability have exposed what congressional leaders and security experts call startling gaps in how the federal government safeguards its most dangerous biological materials, even as the number of bioscience laboratories has grown rapidly since the 2001 terror attacks. ...more

August 8, 2008

Details are emerging from the alleged anthrax killer investigation that leaves most regular folks wondering how in the world someone with the deceased suspect's mental health problems continue to work in such a sensitive field? ...more

August 6, 2008