Biography
Ms. McFarlane, MAPSY, BSPSY, BASSc., is working on her Doctorate in General Psychology. She has also completed one year of law studies in Contract Law, Criminal Law, Torts, Civil Procedures, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Legal Reasoning and Writing, and Research during. She currently serves as a Public Education Ambassador and Public Speaker for Multiple Sclerosis Association of America.
We live in a country where we are continuously reminded that wealth is unequally distributed.
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News | Read More »
China has decried the upcoming meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. The issue at hand that has caused the childish requests and threats of damaging relations from China occurred as a result of China’s unwillingness to consider Tibet a separate and sovereign nation.
July 16th, 2011 | Posted in Foreign Relations,Politics | Read More »
The United States has finally decided to withhold aid from Pakistan.
July 13th, 2011 | Posted in Foreign Relations,Government | Read More »
Based on the legislation being proposed, Governor Scott Walker maintained that his legislation, which would strip state employees of their collective bargaining rights and force them to pay a larger share of the cost of health care and pensions, was a “modest proposal.” The definition of modest is not the same for an individual who is rich and that of one who is poor.
February 20th, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Government,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
What is wrong with this picture, or should I say statement? Over the last couple of years Americans have suffered job losses, home foreclosures, and still continue to suffer these losses without much consideration from those who are not affected by the ongoing recession. There has been no countries that have come to the aid [...]
January 8th, 2011 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
There are different reasons why individuals immigrate to the United States. Regardless of what their reasons are, there is much time and money involved in the process. Immigrants spend millions of dollars every year applying for entry permits/visas to the United States. Whether they intend to be tourists or permanent residents, the process of getting approved for a visa can [...]
April 7th, 2010 | Posted in Veterans Affairs | Read More »
What is going on with all the emergency landings and small planes crashing in Florida? Today, two small planes crashed resulting in three individuals losing their lives. There seems to be a trend of crashing or making emergency landings on roadways that are reserved for motor vehicles. Where do these pilots get their licenses from? [...]
March 20th, 2010 | Posted in Living | Read More »
The next time you are considering a relocation from within or outside of the United States, you might just want to conduct some research on the States that are taxing its citizens to death. Case in point–the Sunshine State aka Florida. The State of Florida currently boasts an unemployment rate of 11% and even with [...]
March 17th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
Recently, it was reported by CNN that many Americans believe that our government is broken. However, we must first acknowledge the source/s of governmental powers in order to find the source of our current and incessant gripes. In any governmental entity, powers are derived from a recognized source, beyond the laws that are promulgated by governmental legislatures. If our government [...]
March 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
On February 12th, I published a story highlighting a disabled veteran who was unable to get a reimbursement for a student loan that was used to cover educational expenses while enrolled in vocational rehabilitation. Well, I am proud to report that the vocational rehabilitation program has decided that they intend to pay the costs, so [...]
February 24th, 2010 | Posted in Veterans Affairs | Read More »
It has been reported that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, has notified Congress of plans to permit women to serve on submarines. Who made the rules to ban females from submarines to begin with, and what was the rationale behind the rule? Well, it is about time. If a female is good enough to dock and maintain submarines, [...]
February 24th, 2010 | Posted in Military | Read More »
Many disabled individuals who would like to enter, and or remain in the job market typically encounter many barriers in doing so. Our run-down economy has resulted in an overwhelming amount of job losses, lack of new job opportunities, and further distresses for the already disabled and destitute. However, it is imperative to note that the current [...]
February 21st, 2010 | Posted in Veterans Affairs | Read More »
As we all now know, there are many disabled veterans that are affected by PTSD and other health issues. There are also veterans who are affected by disabilities even though they may have not been formally diagnosed by a medical professional. Whatever the situation may be, there are many veterans who do not get the proper [...]
February 14th, 2010 | Posted in Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Are you a disabled veteran who would love the opportunity to become “rehabilitated” utilizing the infamous VA Vocational Rehabilitation Program? If the answer is ”yes”, let’s hope you fair better than the majority of disabled veterans who are being denied the educational benefits that is being “supposedly” offered by the program. Many veterans who are discharged from [...]
February 12th, 2010 | Posted in Benefits,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Every year disabled veterans receive a cost of living increase for service-connected disabilities. However, they did not receive one this year. Upon contacting the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office to inquire about the reasons for the lack of increases, VA Representatives stated that it was just a decision that the government made. There were no underlying reasons for the decision and [...]
February 11th, 2010 | Posted in Benefits | Read More »
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