New anthology compiles veterans fiction on Iraq and Afghanistan By Robert Britt, Staff Writer As the war in Afghanistan throttles down, and Iraq fades in our national rearview, much of America is ready to close the books on these conflicts. But for many o ...
28 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Robert Britt, Staff Writer Every military veteran who’s served since the Reagan years is familiar with the MRE, the pre-packaged Meal, Ready-to-Eat. Inside the nearly indestructible brown bag, among the packets of crackers, jalapeno cheese and entrées ...
23 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
‘Terminal Lance’ strip writer Maximilian Uriarte talks about poking fun at a very serious institution By Robert Britt, Staff writer Few will say that courage is in short supply in the Marine Corps, and for Marine veteran Maximilian Uriarte, his display of ...
17 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots conducted a 24-hour Twitter project reporting around the clock on homelessness in our town. Here are the stories we heard. This report is drawn from the Twitter feeds of Alex Zielinski, Jake Thomas, Joanne Zuhl, Robert Britt, Erin Fenner, Sue ...
31 Dec 2012 - Street Roots Staff