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<title>Appreciation day informs vets of benefits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 4, 2013) There are 9,000 U.S. veterans in St. Lawrence County alone - thousands more across the North Country and across the border in Canada.An event this Saturday aims to recognize those veterans&apos; service to their country and also make sure they&apos;re aware of all the benefits they&apos;re entitled to.The North Country Veterans Appreciation Day is tomorrow at Clarkson University from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.Mike Boprey is head of Veterans Services for St. Lawrence County and is one of the event&apos;s organizers. He told David Sommerstein one of the goals is to help veterans stay in the North Country, where job prospects are few. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21187/20130104/appreciation-day-informs-vets-of-benefits">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New GI bill helps vets pivot to civilian life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 14, 2012) This week in recognition of Veterans Day, North Country Public Radio has been looking at the struggles of young veterans returning home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Many have come back to a sour economy, with few good jobs.  For veterans under the age of 25, unemployment still hovers around 30 percent.One of most ambitious efforts to help service members restart their lives has been the post-9/11 GI Bill, which offers financial aid for those soldiers who want to go back to college or a trade school. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20886/20121114/new-gi-bill-helps-vets-pivot-to-civilian-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Young vets face job discrimination, high unemployment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2012) This week in honor of Veteran&apos;s Day, we&apos;re looking at the experience of young service members making the transition back to the civilian economy.For generations, one path to the middle class has been military service. Spending time in uniform offered a way for poor and working class Americans to gain job skills and build their resumes.   But these days many young veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are struggling with high unemployment, poverty and homelessness. At Paul Smiths College, young vets in a support group say they&apos;re worried that their wartime experience is actually making it harder for them to find good, stable jobs as they face discrimination from some employers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20875/20121113/young-vets-face-job-discrimination-high-unemployment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Young veterans struggle in civilian economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 12, 2012) Sunday, across the North Country, small towns held parades and ceremonies honoring the region&apos;s veterans. But as the wars wind down in Afghanistan and Iraq, experts say more and more young men and women who fought overseas are struggling.Some are grappling with the after-effects of post-traumatic stress and injury. Others are finding it difficult to make the transition to the civilian economy, facing unemployment, poverty and homelessness. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20868/20121112/young-veterans-struggle-in-civilian-economy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vietnam vet reaches out to young soldiers with &quot;Facing PTSD&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 11, 2012) Tom Smith grew up in Connecticut, but his family has owned land in Keene Valley for four generations. He was drafted in 1968 and flew helicopters in Vietnam. Smith saw lots of combat, was shot down numerous times, and when he returned to the States, he says he was a changed person - easily irritated and angered. In the &apos;70&apos;s and &apos;80&apos;s he moved around, living in Alaska, Hawaii, California and then back in the Adirondacks.He turned to writing as a way of coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. He calls his third book, Facing PTSD: a Combat Vet Learns to Live with the Disorder, an auto-ethnography.  It includes heartwarming stories of family and friends and also comical adventures. Tom and his wife, Kathy, have two sons.  He told Todd Moe that while he is still dealing with bouts of pain, anger and sadness, life is good. Todd spoke with Smith from his home in Keene Valley about his time in Vietnam, writing the book and reaching out to a new generation of &quot;wounded warriors&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>VA says no new hospital, but plans more services</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 1, 2012) Congressman Bill Owens met this weekend with North Country veterans to talk about a potential new VA hospital in Ogdensburg. The veterans have been pushing for the new hospital, saying the current setup forces patients to travel too far for services—often all the way to Syracuse. The idea has gained some political traction, but VA officials say a new hospital in Ogdensburg isn&apos;t the solution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20574/20121001/va-says-no-new-hospital-but-plans-more-services">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Facing opposition, Homeward Bound Adks drops plans for veterans center</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 28, 2012) Homeward Bound Adirondacks has dropped plans to create its first respite center for veterans in a home in Saranac Lake. The decision came after neighbors voiced strong opposition to a plan to rezone the property. As Chris Knight reports, the organization says it will continue to host programs while seeking another location for its services. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20059/20120628/facing-opposition-homeward-bound-adks-drops-plans-for-veterans-center">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Trudeau foundation gives vets&apos; center a home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 13, 2012) A foundation headed by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau is helping jumpstart a proposed respite center for veterans in Trudeau’s hometown of Saranac Lake. Trudeau has secured $125,000 to help Homeward Bound Adirondacks purchase a home in the village that was once owned by Trudeau’s grandfather. The nonprofit plans to use the site to provide reintegration programs for soldiers and their families.Organizers described the project as an important step forward in a more-than-two-year effort to make Saranac Lake a center for veteran healing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19972/20120613/trudeau-foundation-gives-vets-apos-center-a-home">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>St. Joe&apos;s, neighbors seek compromise on vets&apos; residence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 6, 2012) Neighbors of St. Joseph&apos;s Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake are concerned about plans for a new treatment facility for veterans struggling with substance abuse addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. St. Joseph&apos;s wants to change the zoning of a vacant, 3-acre parcel of land near its main campus to accommodate the 10,000-square foot veterans&apos; community residence. But neighbors say the zoning change, and the uses and activities associated with the project, would impact the character of the mostly residential area.As Chris Knight reports, the two sides met late last week to talk about a  compromise. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19260/20120206/st-joe-apos-s-neighbors-seek-compromise-on-vets-apos-residence">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saranac Lake celebrates new VA Clinic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 25, 2011) Veterans from the Tri-Lakes gathered in downtown Saranac Lake Thursday afternoon for the grand opening of a new veterans affairs clinic.The facility actually opened to patients in July and this week’s event was more ceremonial in nature.As Chris Morris reports, Thursday’s occasion was an emotional one – especially for those who spent years making it a reality. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18276/20110825/saranac-lake-celebrates-new-va-clinic">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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