Keeping Veterans Out of Jail
Veterans Treatment Court trade handcuffs for a helping hand that can pull veterans back from the edge.
Spirit Mountain in Clark County, Nevada is one of Lynn Goya favorite destinations for an outing with her family. Lynn Marie Goya website will contain a number of her favorite destinations as she has written about and traveled to numerous destinations across Clark County and the world. Many of Goya favorite destinations lie right here, in […]
Educational Benefits for Veteran’s Children
As children across America head off to college, the costs can be staggering. But there are many educational benefits for veteran’s children who are permanently and totally disabled due to service-related circumstances or whose parent died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition. As part of their veterans’ benefits, the […]
Veterans Win in VA Reform Bill
Student Veterans Win in VA Reform Bill Some win, some lose. The VA Reform Bill, set to be signed into law on Thursday, demands that all public schools receiving GI Bill funds provide veterans with in-state tuition, saving students thousands of dollars per year. Currently, many states already offer veterans in-state tuition. This bill would […]
Top PGA Golfers Tee-Up to Support Veterans and Families
Top PGA golfers tee-up to support veterans with “Birdies for the Brave,” a free greens admission and golf lessons to active duty military, Guard, Reserve and retired military and their families at PGA Tour, champions Tour and Web.com Tour events across the country. The latest course to host the military families was the Professional Golfers’ […]
Dogs Help Veterans Cope with PTSD
What if you discovered a way to save two lives at the same time? That’s what Cathy King, a long-time animal rights activist found she was able to do when she paired animal rescue dogs with veterans who needed the love and guidance of a trained rescue dog. Dogs offer their owners unconditional love, along […]
4 Top Tax Tips for VA Loan Borrowers
Many people dread it, but it comes like clockwork every year – TAX TIME! Tax Tips for VA Loan Borrowers can take advantage of many tax deductions that can result in paying less to the IRS, or getting a refund, when filing their taxes. Veterans who obtained VA purchase loans in 2012 can write off […]
Kudos for Lynn Goya’s Writing for Families
Lynn Goya’s writing for families received numerous kudos for each of the four editions of Fun with the Family in Las Vegas by Globe Pequot Press. “The informal tone and exhaustive detail let you know the author is a mother who knows what kids like and how to find it.”–Daily Herald (Chicago) From the United States […]
Fishing Tales and Friendship
Fishing Tales and Friendship The wind chimes were going mad Saturday morning, a clear signal for my husband, Alan, to stay in bed instead of rising before dawn to put on his waders to go fishing. Lake Mead’s proximity was one of the major reasons we moved to Boulder City fifteen years ago. Most weekend […]
The Problem with Wild Dolphins
The problem with dolphins is that they are not whales. Because they aren’t and never have been considered endangered, they lack protections that other cetaceans enjoy through the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Until recently the only human threat to wild dolphins was their unintentional capture in tuna nets and their kidnapping for captive dolphin swim […]