by Ballinger News | Jul 20, 2017 | Column, Veteran's Corner
Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) has introduced a bill (S.1411) to extend the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA) benefit that expires in May 2018. The bill provides a five-year...
by Ballinger News | Jul 20, 2017 | Column, Talpa Talk
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. The few storms that did build up somehow split off about Ballinger and went around us. I don’t think that we even got the 2/64th...
by Ballinger News | Jul 13, 2017 | Column, Veteran's Corner
I want to thank everyone for contacting their elected officials to stop the bill that would eliminate Individual Unemployability for elderly disabled veterans. The veterans have...
by Ballinger News | Jul 13, 2017 | Column, Talpa Talk
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Got a few small sprinkles now and then, not enough to add together..1/16 + 4/32 …not enough to bother with. My sister in...
by Ballinger News | Jul 5, 2017 | Column, Veteran's Corner
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently announced that it will extend the date Gulf War veterans are able to apply for presumptive disability compensation to...
by Ballinger News | Jul 5, 2017 | Column, Talpa Talk
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Long, hot and quiet. Well, on one day we did receive ½” rain. That cooled us off for about an hour. Take what you get...
