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Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Monday, April 29, 2013

Small daily newspaper's conservative editorial page tells local 'dim bulbs' to stop stereotyping Iraqis

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Some Americans have developed an intolerance or even fear of people of Middle Eastern decent, often thinking anyone from a place like Iraq ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011

One rural community has high rate of soldiers dealing with effects of war

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A disproportionate amount of veterans come from rural America, and in trying to "understand the impact of the Iraq and Afghanistan war...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011

4-H gets a foothold in Iraq with U.S. government aid

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4-H , a youth organization with a strong presence in many rural communities, is providing opportunities for youth in 81 countries, most rece...
Thursday, September 02, 2010

Death of South Carolina soldier illustrates Iraq war's high toll on rural America

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In the wake of President Obama's announcement this week of the end of combat operations in Iraq, a rural South Carolina area's story...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Contract workers, 'veterans in all but name,' suffer same injuries and come mainly from rural areas

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Injuries from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are altering the lives of contract workers as well as soldiers, and the contract workers seem...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Data on dates show decline of Iraqi agriculture

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"In Iraq, one of the places where agriculture was developed more than 7,000 years ago, there are increasing doubts about whether it mak...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Lack of sleep is new enemy of returning soldiers

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As soldiers come home from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the physical injuries they face are sometimes less challemnging than the mental ex...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Research helps explain vets' mental-health issues

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Military training intended to help soldiers to react quickly in combat makes them more prone to various emotional and psychological issues u...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Wars putting special stress on military families

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Add to the list of homefront troubles from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the military members are disproportionately rural, some t...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Rural recruits admitted despite criminal histories may pose risks for their hometowns upon return

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Given disproportionate military recruitment from rural America, crimes committed by returned soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress d...
Monday, July 07, 2008

Military enlistment remains strong in rural areas; database has recruiting rates for every county

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Recruitment for the military remains strong despite decreased support for the war in Iraq. Many recruits come from small towns and rural are...
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

May 13 conference to focus on needs of rural vets

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With the war in Iraq in its sixth year and a new generation of veterans needing care, Geisinger Health System of Danville, Pa., will host a ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Philly mayor seeks Democratic presidential forum on urban issues; how about one on rural issues?

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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter called yesterday for a presidential forum on urban issues, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, whom he is supporting...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The 'Marlboro Marine' is still at war, with himself

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The Marlboro Marine is back in the news. Lance Cpl. James Blake Miller, 23, was honorably discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder exa...
Monday, March 17, 2008

Iraq, 5 years on: City enlistment drops; rural stable

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As we noted Sunday, the upcoming fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq has reporters reflecting, and noting rural America's dis...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Iraq war, 5 years on, tests the loyalty of Loyal, Wis.

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Loyal, Wis., "is a city of four bars, three churches, three gas stations, two feed mills, two banks, a bowling alley, grocery store, m...
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Bone up on foreign policy in media call tomorrow

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Foreign policy may seem foreign to some rural journalists, but it shouldn't, with our military relying heavily on rural recruits and a s...
Thursday, January 03, 2008

Iowa caucuses put spotlight on farm and rural vote

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Our friends at the Center for Rural Strategies got some great play for their seven-month-old poll in today's Wall Street Journal . Prev...
Friday, December 21, 2007

Army National Guard, a disproportionately rural force, is sending more soldiers to Iraq

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"While the military as a whole is ramping down its presence in Iraq, its most politically sensitive component — the citizen-soldiers of...
Friday, December 07, 2007

Maine paper, then AP, report on suicide of Iraq vet

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Local news media can tell many stories others cannot. Since the war in Iraq, they have taken on one of the toughest: the suicides of America...