A House committee’s plan to pay for Agent Orange disability benefits to blue-water Navy Vietnam veterans could subject disabled veterans to a funding fee on their VA home loan.

Therapeutic programs featuring a veritable menagerie of animals — including wolves, parrots, bees, horses, other farm animals, and even sharks — can help veterans with symptoms of post-traumatic stress.

While it is perfectly natural to want fair compensation for your skills, education, and experience, treating the negotiation process as an adversarial relationship would be a mistake.