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Charlotte Talks
12:00 am
Mon November 19, 2012

Student Veterans And The GI Bill

The GI Bill was created to give soldiers a way to go to college cost-free after they finished their service. But a cost-cutting change to the benefit may mean a big tuition bill for some vets. It now only covers in-state tuition, a problem for some returning soldiers who spent years bouncing from base to deployment without establishing residency anywhere. Some North Carolina veterans say the UNC system makes it even harder for them to qualify and now they’re suing.

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Charlotte Talks
12:00 am
Tue November 13, 2012

Paula Broadwell (Rebroadcast)

Charlottean Paula Broadwell was given unprecedented access to General David Petraeus during his time in Afghanistan for her doctoral dissertation and a book called All In: The Education of General David Petraeus. After making the rounds of every talk show you can name, she joined us in March. But over the weekend news broke of an alleged affair between Petraeus and Broadwell which caused interest in the archive of that program on our website to spike. Because of that we replay that conversation, when Charlotte Talks.

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Charlotte Talks
12:00 am
Fri November 2, 2012

Wounded Warriors And Life After War

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are winding down but for many returning warriors, a new battle has just begun. Thousands of soldiers are coming home with missing limbs, other severe injuries and PTSD. There are resources in place to help them but the challenges are great. Two decorated war heroes are in Charlotte this weekend to bring more awareness to the issues soldiers face here at home. We’ll also meet the head of an organization helping to ease their return to civilian life and as well as an expert helping soldiers become whole again. We’ll discuss the battle after the war when Charlotte Talks.

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Local News
9:21 am
Wed September 19, 2012

Student Veterans Plan To Sue UNC For Discrimination

Credit The U.S. Army
Soldiers with their helmets next to them.

A group of veterans attending state-run universities in North Carolina plan to file a discrimination lawsuit against the UNC system this week alleging they are routinely - and wrongly - made to pay out-of-state tuition.

The military life is a transient one - training in one state, based in another, transferring every few of years. That's one reason the federal government doesn't require service members to change their driver license every time they move. So establishing residency for things like in-state tuition is tough, says Army veteran Andrew Sammons.

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