With Veterans Day around the corner and many veterans being denied millions of dollars in disability benefits while others face homelessness and unemployment, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live. The report compares the 100 largest U.S. cities across 17 key metrics, ranging from share of military skill-related jobs to housing affordability to availability of VA health facilities.
In addition, WalletHub also released its money-saving selection of 2017’s Best Military Credit Cards, along with the results of its 2017 Veterans Day Money Survey, which revealed that 72 percent of Americans would rather declare bankruptcy than fight in a war, plus a whole lot more.
Here are some highlights from each report:
Best Cities for Veterans
Worst Cities for Veterans
1
Austin, TX
91
Cleveland, OH
2
Colorado Springs, CO
92
San Bernardino, CA
3
Virginia Beach, VA
93
Toledo, OH
4
Raleigh, NC
94
North Las Vegas, NV
5
Plano, TX
95
Birmingham, AL
6
Tampa, FL
96
Memphis, TN
7
Fremont, CA
97
Hialeah, FL
8
Seattle, WA
98
Baltimore, MD
9
San Diego, CA
99
Newark, NJ
10
Boise, ID
100
Detroit, MI
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-cities-for-veterans/8156/
Military Credit Card Survey
Best Military Credit Cards
For the full list of credit cards and survey results, please visit: https://wallethub.com/best-military-credit-cards/
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Nebraska City, Neb. – Celebrate this year’s holiday season with friends and loved ones while supporting conservation and tree planting with the help of the Arbor Day Foundation.
• Returning for the eighth season in a row, Give-A-Tree cards from the Arbor Day Foundation offer a unique holiday giving opportunity with conservation benefits that will endure for generations. And again this year, Give-A-Tree cards can be purchased individually and with customized text. Cards can be purchased for $5.95.
• Purchasing the Arbor Day Foundation’s coffee helps preserve rain forests in Central and South America. The Foundation’s coffee, a part of the Rain Forest Rescue program, is shade-grown under the canopy of Latin American rain forests. Unlike sun-grown coffee plantations, this traditional shade-grown method gives the coffee a rich and delicious flavor. Each bag helps preserve 2 feet of rain forest. Cost per bag is $13.49, including shipping.
• The Foundation’s Trees in Celebration program allows the giver to honor loved ones while supporting crucial conservation efforts. For each dollar donated, one tree is planted in a high-need forest, and recipients are given a certificate showing them where the trees were planted.
• Give the gift of membership with the Arbor Day Foundation and recipients will be sent 10 free trees, which will be shipped at the right time of year for planting. Membership levels vary and begin with a $10 contribution.
“The holidays are a time for thinking about others, and as you do, take a moment to think about what you can do to protect the beauty and splendor of the earth,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “We encourage everyone to give gifts that will have a lasting impact for generations to come.”
To purchase holiday gifts that give back to the planet, visit arborday.org.
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THE HILL TO DISCUSS PREVENTION AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES IN FIGHT AGAINST OPIOID EPIDEMIC AT NOVEMBER 7TH EVENT
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will emphasize how preventive measures can slash opioid addiction rates nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, November 7TH, 2017, The Hill will highlight solutions to America’s urgent drug overdose crisis with policymakers, public health officials, medical experts and patient advocates at America’s Opioid Epidemic: Strategies for Prevention.
Across the United States, public health officials are advocating and implementing a multi-pronged approach to tackle the opioid epidemic. Along with treatment, what role can education and prevention play in halting the march of this public health crisis? How can pain research and better pain management practices help break the cycle of addiction?
The Hill’s editor-in-chief Bob Cusack and healthcare reporter Rachel Roubein will lead discussions on steps that can be taken at both a local and national level to address the opioid crisis.
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Rockefeller-Peterson Room
Washington, DC 20006
Date
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
8:00 – 10:00 AM
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http://thehill.com/event/354536-americas-opioid-epidemic-strategies-for-prevention
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