Blog

March 25, 2021 Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Joe Manchin (DWV) and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Toxic Substance Safety Act of 2021 on March 25, 2021.  If passed,…

One of the suggestions that we received for a blog topic was to write about the Cold War.  Since this era spanned at least 40 years, I thought I would…

”Don’t be afraid to seek out the information you need”, is the message former Sandia National Labs worker, James, and his wife, Terry, want to share with fellow nuclear weapons…

RECA Reform The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was signed into law in 1990. This legislation currently compensates uranium miners, millers and transporters as well as people who lived downwind…

Odds and Ends We had a great response to the recent survey we sent which asked what topics you would like to see written about in Cold War Patriots blogs. …

Sometimes we need data to be able to prove a point or to analyze how parts of EEOICPA are functioning.  Finding data on the nuclear facilities can be…

For the past four years it has been a privilege for Deb and I to write blogs (Discussions with Deb and Talk to Terrie) for Cold War Patriots.  We’ve written…

In 1946 the Andrews Sisters recorded their classic song, Christmas Island, a cheerful, optimistic little ditty that shared the country’s relief from the horrors of WW2.…

For those of you who have grandchildren, you know what a joy and blessing it is to have them in your life.  I looked forward to handing down family traditions,…

The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) hosted its fifth webinar October 14, 2020.  The topic for this webinar was the role of the Resource…