by Ballinger News | Nov 12, 2019 | Column, Veteran's Corner
Delayed TRICARE pharmacy increases are mandated by Congress as part of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and will begin Jan. 1, 2020. On that date, a 90-day...
by Ballinger News | Nov 7, 2019 | Column, Talpa Talk
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Yup, been gone again. To Ooooklahoma where the wind comes whuppin’ down the plains. The Great Grands mom was to go for a...
by Ballinger News | Nov 7, 2019 | Column, Veteran's Corner
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently announced a 1.6 percent increase in the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for the calendar year 2020. This directly affects military...
by Ballinger News | Oct 18, 2019 | Column, Veteran's Corner
Senators Doug Jones (Ala.) and Susan Collins (Maine) recently sent a bipartisan letter – co-signed by 64 of their Senate colleagues – to the chairmen and ranking...
by Ballinger News | Oct 9, 2019 | Column, Veteran's Corner
The Senate passed a continuing resolution to keep the government operating through November 21st. The Senate vote (82-15) on the House bill, H.R.4378 Continuing Appropriations...
by Ballinger News | Oct 9, 2019 | Column, Talpa Talk
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. The grasshoppers persist and are now gnawing on the fence posts. The larger of my cats, Angel, got to losing weight and some...
