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Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally should demand full release of the Mueller report
OPINION Dan Barr and Rick Romley, opinion contributors Published 6:54 a.m. MT March 25, 2019 | Updated 6:55 a.m. MT March 25, 2019 Attorney General Barr issues a summary of the Mueller report that clears Trump and Trump campaign officials of collusion with Russia. USA TODAY Opinion: Americans have heard about the Mueller report for more than 18 months. They deserve to see all of the facts and make up their own minds.
How storytelling can empower youth, heal veterans
For public servants, few things can inspire the simultaneous dread and gratitude that comes with receiving an award. We do all that we do out of a calling to serve others, so naturally receiving personal honors feels at odds with our mission. Yet, for the community you serve to express their gratitude is humbling.
Viewpoints: 5 signs the VA crisis is improving
Viewpoints: There are 5 reasons to be optimistic about how veterans are being treated, including here in Phoenix. Three years ago, a crisis in VA health care erupted in Phoenix. Veterans were being forced to wait too long for VA care, putting their health and even lives at risk. Sadly, some VA employees tried to hide the problems rather than solving them. Our nation’s promise to provide veterans access to the best care possible had been broken.
Lots of vets support new Phoenix VA chief
It has been about two years since reports first surfaced about the breakdown in service at the Phoenix VA Medical Center. Due to systemic issues and a failure of management, veterans were going months without care. Our community was outraged, and rightly so. Since that time, herculean efforts have gone into turning things around. There have been setbacks, no doubt, but we are encouraged that Phoenix VA is on its way to regaining the public’s confidence and trust.
VA still has some kinks, but the new partnerships help
My Turn: The VA's come a long way over the past year, but the fixes are far from over. One year ago today we awoke to a breaking Arizona Republic story that led our nation to question whether we were meeting our commitment to America's heroes, veterans. Day after day, month upon month we read stories of cover-up, falsified data and the allegation of patients dying. This ultimately led to the president accepting the resignation of the Secretary of Veteran Affairs.
2-hour execution needs an independent review
Former prosecutors: Something went wrong with Joseph Rudolph Wood's execution. Only an independent review can say what. On July 23, Arizona joined the list of states that have recently had inhumane and perhaps unconstitutional executions when the death of Joseph Rudolph Wood by lethal injection took almost two hours to complete.
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