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The last rotation, roughly 40% were there for the second time.� Many are there now for the 3rd or 4th time.� Divorce rates are going up, the violence continues to increase, and roughly one in three are coming home with mental health issues or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, so our people are really showing signs of wear." Recent evidence suggests the Defense Department is not effective in referring soldiers for mental health care. About 5% of soldiers who've fought in Iraq and Afghanistan met criteria for PTSD in a study by the Government Accountability Office. But only one in five of those soldiers were referred for treatment by military clinicians.� The study's bottom line: the Pentagon cannot provide reasonable assurance that Afghanistan and Iraq service members who need referrals receive them.
Mideast Peace Meeting to Shape Rice Legacy
DAMASCUS, Syria November 22, 2007, 12:27 p.m. ET · Syria is softening its refusal to attend the Annapolis peace conference and already has won dividends, including a visit from Jordan's king that marked an end to regional isolation. But as it bends, it risks alienating Palestinian militants and its ally Iran. Syria was unlikely to announce a final decision on whether it will go to the conference until after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers to be held in Cairo on Friday to map out a joint strategy. Publicly, Syrian officials have said Syria would not go unless its demands for the return of the Golan Heights, seized by Israel in 1967, are addressed. State-run newspapers, which reflect government thinking, continued Wednesday to criticize the conference, calling it "suspicious." But intense diplomatic activity toward Damascus and comments made by President Bashar Assad this week suggest that possible deals to secure Syrian attendance might be worked out behind the scenes.
Trial to Begin in School Prayer Suit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A school board voted against settling a lawsuit that contends the district promoted Christianity by allowing a parents' prayer group to meet regularly at an elementary school. A trial on the matter was set to begin Wednesday, a day after the Wilson County School Board voted 3-2 against accepting the settlement. Neither the county's attorney nor the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents the plaintiffs, would describe terms of the settlement. According to court documents, a group called the Praying Parents met at Lakeview Elementary School to pray for the school, teachers and students. The group gave fliers promoting its activities to students and gave at least one student a card saying the group had prayed for the student.
Editor's Mailbag
Most of us do more than our part as a family. TV, radio, computers, friends, teaching sex ed at 12 years old — all of this contributes also to negative upbringing.Schools need to stay in touch with the parents. Not all do. This year is middle school for us and it has been a definite struggle with communication.I feel for our great teachers as they are not paid enough. Robots could take over for the others as they seem to not have a heart.Clear Lake is a beautiful place to live, although for some reason we have too many chiefs. Take a look at what we really need. Hopefully we are making progress by electing School Board members that actually care and are not in it for a good time.Take a stand in your children and grandchildren’s education and future.(Superintendent Dwight Pierson), you say enrollment is still down.
Carrie Kahn, NPR Biography
As a reporter for NPR's National Desk, Carrie Kahn covers news from Los Angeles. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and Latino USA. Before coming to NPR in 2004, Kahn worked for 2 1/2 years at NPR station KQED in San Francisco, first as an editor and then as a general assignment reporter with a focus on immigration reporting. From 1994 to 2001, Kahn was NPR station KPBS Radio's Border and Community Affairs reporter. She covered immigration, cross-border issues, and San Diego's ethnic communities. Kahn has frequently worked on assignment for NPR throughout Mexico, California, and in Littleton, Colorado. While at KPBS, Kahn received numerous awards, including back-to-back Sol Price Awards for Responsible Journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Neda Ulaby, NPR Biography
Neda Ulaby reports on arts and culture for NPR. Her work includes profiling authors, musicians, and others who inform the world through creative expression, and covering the complicated relationships between art, artists, and society. Ulaby came to NPR in 2000. She was recruited through NPR's Next Generation Radio Initiative, and first helped to produce Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR. After landing a position on the cultural desk as an editorial assistant, she started reporting regularly for the desk, augmenting her radio work with arts journalism for the Washington City Paper. Ulaby's stories include a series on women record producers and a piece on the overlap between opera lovers and aging fans of punk rock. Her obituary for musician Elliott Smith set a record for downloads from the NPR Web site.
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