News media must keep war in forefront
Friday May 9, 2008
The News-Gazette missed an important press event on April 24 that discussed findings from a new report on Illinois voters' beliefs about the effects of the Iraq war on our economy.
The Iraq and the Recession Report provided sobering news about the war's impact on local funding for important domestic services such as health care and education. The event also included testimonials from area residents who spoke firsthand about the extraordinary danger their sons and daughters face fighting in Iraq, the pain endured by families whose lives are disrupted when military families with young children are asked to deploy to Iraq for second and third terms of duty, and the shocking inadequacy of medical care for returning veterans with physical and psychological disabilities.
News-Gazette Archive
The full story is available in our paid story archive.
Find this article at:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/opinions/letters/2008/05/09/news_media_must_keep_war_in_forefront
