Neil A. Carousso produces and co-hosts WCBS Newsradio 880’s Small Business Spotlight series with Joe Connolly. Click here to watch the weekly video segments featuring advice for business owners on survival, recovery and growth opportunities.

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  • Making a Difference: 21-year-old Autistic Man Runs Atlanta’s Alternative Baseball Organization for Autistic Teen Athletes Who are Overcoming Disadvantages

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    On Sunday’s “The Neil A. Carousso Show,” 21-year-old Atlanta, Georgia resident Taylor Duncan joined the program to discuss how he is making a difference in his community, overcoming adversity and encouraging other autistic people to work hard and earn success despite their disadvantages.

     

    Featured Image Courtesy: Taylor Duncan, Founder of Alternative Baseball Organization.

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  • Supporting Our Veterans: U.S. Army Combat Vet Shares His Emotional Story of Service

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    By Neil A. Carousso

    Jeffrey McQueen is currently the director of veterans services at Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island. He served the United States in the U.S Army 82nd Airborne Division from 1982-1988, seeing combat at age 19.

    “I found myself at the turning point, at a crossroads about making a decision between life and death and I chose life,” McQueen told this reporter on Thursday’s episode 10 of “The Neil A. Carousso Show Podcast” after describing his substance abuse and other personal issues after serving the United States in Grenada. “As a result of it, I’m in this position today where I allow my particular pain to become stepping stones to other individuals growth to wellness.”

    Mr. McQueen continues to serve the country and his community through supporting his fellow veterans who suffer from PTSD, homelessness and other medical conditions and personal issues upon returning from service.

    “If the community is engaging and getting involved and looking at what’s going on around them…if you see something, say something,” McQueen said referencing the New York City Police Department slogan, continuing, “If you see a veteran that is in dire need of support and not getting the support that they need regardless of discharge status veteran then you should be reaching out to find out what you could do to be able to aid them and know that there are those of us out here that are willing to engage and support and care for these veterans.”

    Veterans Health Alliance encourages and needs community support in order to accomplish their goals of “promoting the health and well-being of Long Island veterans and their families through advocacy and a broad array of services,” all discussed on last week’s podcast with Mr. McQueen.

    One way people can get involved is by attending a free conference on Tuesday, March 14th at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY.

    “As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have ‘officially’ wound down, the pace of deployments is much less,” reads a press release promoting the free conference, adding that because many service members have been home for upwards of 10 years, “the attention of government and the general public to veterans’ related issues has lessened somewhat.”

    One can register for the “Veterans Mental Health Conference 2017” here as a way to learn more about giving back to those who served to keep us safe and protect our American values, freedom and our nation’s sovereignty.

    There are 167,000 veterans living on Long Island, east of New York City, according to the latest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data. There is an estimated 39, 471 homeless veterans on a given night in the U.S. with 41 percent of homeless vets between the ages of 31-50, according to the V.A. and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

    The Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island will also attend “Legislative Day” along with the Mental Health Association of New York State (MHANYS) to advocate for a wide array of matters including increased funding for the Joseph Dwyer Peer to Peer Program that allows veterans to heal by talking with their cohorts who understand the challenges of serving in the military. Other issues that will be brought to New York political representatives include funding for suicide prevention services, erasing stigma of mental illness for veterans, funding for mental health workforce and housing. People who are interested in attending to advocate on behalf of U.S. veterans should email Brent Russell, the program coordinator of Veterans Health Alliance or call (516) 489-2322, extensions 1312 or 1213.

    Last week, there were House committee hearings on the use of official time at the V.A. A Government Accountability Office report found the Veterans Affairs cannot track official time usage and there are no standardized processes in place to record and calculate official time and money spent by federal union representatives on union activity.

    President Donald Trump has vowed to take care of our veterans by reducing the V.A. bureaucracy and allowing veterans to receive healthcare at any private or public hospital with full federal government reimbursement in order to reduce wait times.

    Over 505,000 veterans have waited more than a month to see a doctor, according to a June report published by the Military Times. That number is up 23,000 from April. Of the 6.7 million medical appointments at the Veterans Affairs Department medical facilities in the country, 92 percent were scheduled within 30-days – a standard set by Congress in 2014.

    This interview originally aired on “The Neil A. Carousso Show Podcast,” which is uploaded daily to iTunes and this site. “The Neil A. Carousso Show,” a live streaming video program, airs Sundays at 12 Noon ET/9 AM PT.

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  • Retired Immigration Agent Calls for Law and Order to Protect the Homeland

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    Retired INS Agent Michael Cutler testifies in March 2002 on Capitol Hill in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims about the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks. (Getty Images)
    Retired INS Agent Michael Cutler testifies in March 2002 on Capitol Hill in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims about the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks. (Getty Images)

    Retired Immigration Naturalization Service Agent Michael Cutler joined Neil A. Carousso on “The Neil A. Carousso Show,” Sunday, to discuss President Donald Trump’s blocked executive order that had suspended immigration and refugees from seven terror nations. Cutler also explains why so-called sanctuary cities are dangerous to the illegal aliens it’s said to protect and elaborates on the drug cartels that prosper off a borderless America.

     

    Featured image from Twitter.

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  • American Anarchists: Army Veteran Believes People Should be Arrested for Burning the American Flag

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    By Neil A. Carousso

    There is an uprising of violent riots, protesting conservatives and President Donald J. Trump’s policies. Oftentimes, anarchists set fire to the American flag and show utter disrespect for the United States of America.

    While clearly abhorrent, flag burning has been debated in the court system since 1907 with the Supreme Court of the United States ruling in 1989 that flag burning is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

    Mangum, in "Walking in an Army Veteran's Shoes" by Carousso, holds a picture of him and his grandmother that was taken months before she died in 2012.
    Mangum, in “Walking in an Army Veteran’s Shoes” by Carousso, holds a picture of him and his grandmother that was taken months before she died in 2012.

    On Wednesday’s episode of “The Neil A. Carousso Show Podcast,” when asked about the rioting taking place across the nation, U.S. Army Veteran Rance Mangum expressed his anger when people burn the American flag that is the symbol of our freedom and our nation’s sovereignty for which people like Rance fought to uphold and protect.

    “It doesn’t do nothing. What does it represent for burning our flag? What does it do?,” remarked Mangum who dedicated his life to service between the military and service positions as an EMT and others. “When that flag flies high, our spirits and our morals are high, our values are high. It represents the United States.”

     

     

    Mangum told this reporter that people who burn and step on the American flag should be arrested.

     

    President Trump has brought the issue of flag burning to light on the campaign trail and during the transition period on Twitter and in interviews, making his position clear that people who burn the American flag should face “consequences.”

    The Chief Executive enthused a wave of nationalist voters who feel pride in the country they call home. President Trump tapped into the demoralization of people who felt left-behind by globalist policies.

    “You hear a lot of talk about how we’re becoming a globalized world,” then, President-elect Trump started in during a “Thank You Tour” rally. “There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag and that flag is the American flag,” Trump exclaimed.

     

    President Trump is known to be affectionate towards the American flag, symbolizing his love for the country.

    To give back to those who serve for our nation’s freedom and our personal safety, contact us and we will ensure your time or donation of any sort goes directly to a U.S. veteran. Listen to Episode 4 for more information. “The Neil A. Carousso Show Podcast” is available on iTunes. It is recorded Mondays-Fridays.

    Featured Image Courtesy: Peter DaSilva/EPA.

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  • Getting Real on Immigration with a Retired Federal INS Agent

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    By Neil A. Carousso

    Michael Cutler is a retired federal agent with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and a senior fellow at Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS). Basia and this host discuss legal and illegal immigration from a common sense perspective with Mr. Cutler, a Democrat from Brooklyn who is a descendant of Russian immigrants.

    Featured image courtesy of Scholastic.

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