Project Opportunity, a free entrepreneurship class for veterans, returns to Howard County this fall. Project Opportunity, started on the Eastern Shore in 2010 by retired Army Master Sgt. Joe Giordano, has partnered with the Howard County Economic Development Authority. The ...

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Evergreen Health Care has been awarded a one-year, $485,000 contract with the VA Maryland Health Care System to provide primary care for up to 1,000 veterans who would otherwise face lengthy delays in getting medical appointments.

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The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs is asking for $17.6 billion to address the systemic problems that led to major backlogs and the wait-list scandal at its health facilities. VA Acting Secretary Sloan D. Gibson told Congress yesterday that his ...

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A 62-year-old Army veteran living in a Baltimore homeless shelter is now getting a Veterans Administration pension and disability benefits — with the predictable result that he’s no longer homeless.

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Local businesses and companies are asking what they can do to express their gratitude to our veterans. One of the best ways to do that is to hire them.

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A group that calls itself the "largest progressive organization of veterans in America" added its name -- and Political Action Committee -- to the list of groups endorsing Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown as Maryland's next governor.

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Thousands of recently discharged veterans will receive new business suits to help them re-enter the job market, the result of "Uniform of Success,” a one-week promotion by Hampstead-based men’s clothier Jos. A. Bank in partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation.

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ANNAPOLIS — First lady Michelle Obama praised a Maryland bill that helps veterans and their spouses find jobs, describing it Wednesday as one of the best laws in the country aimed at helping military personnel and their families. The Veterans ...

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Two presumptive gubernatorial candidates next year will meet in Annapolis on Wednesday when Gov. Martin O'Malley signs into law legislation to enable veterans to get credit for their military experience when applying for occupational and professional licenses in Maryland.

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ANNAPOLIS — First lady Michelle Obama will visit the United States Naval Academy on Wednesday before attending a bill-signing at the Maryland State House. The first lady will be present as Gov. Martin O’Malley signs into law the Veterans Full ...

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