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VA: Great care for me

By
Louis Cayer
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 — Issue 163

RE: “Single-payer health care works: Just visit a VA hospital and see” [Viewpoint, July 18]:

As a disabled Vietnam veteran, I agree wholeheartedly with Robert Miller. The VA has provided great care for me since I first entered a VA hospital in Boston in 1969.

The White River Junction VA is exceptional in the care they give our veterans. And as Mr. Miller states, the VA is not profit-driven so care is what its staff concentrates on.

As for those who think that the Affordable Care Act is a bad solution to health care, they need to look more closely at what our government has been doing for our veterans over the years. Maybe this is the system that should be used for all Americans.

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I can grasp what a massive environmental problem we’re facing. Or I try to.

By
Annie Landenberger

Annie Landenberger is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to these pages. WILLIAMSVILLE-I marched with...

Local antisemitism threatens safety of Jewish Vermonters

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Michael Knapp

Michael Knapp is a software developer and entrepreneur who is passionate about social justice. GUILFORD-As...

Green Mountain RSVP appreciates funding

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Green Mountain RSVP

Green Mountain Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (GMRSVP) would like to thank the voters of...

Greater Falls Connections thanks voters for support

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Greater Falls Connections

BELLOWS FALLS-Greater Falls Connections (GFC), a substance misuse prevention coalition located in Bellows Falls, thanks...

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016 — Issue 368

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Architecture + Design Film Series comes to Brattleboro

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 — Issue 480

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