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In this Jan. 14, 2014 photo, longtime Chisholm, Minn., High School boys basketball coach Bob McDonald rides the bus with his team as they travel to nearby Nashwauk-Keewatin for a matchup. The Minnesota Boys' Basketball Coaches Association on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, announced the creation of the McDonald Award, named after retired coach Bob McDonald, who amassed 1,012 victories in 59 years at Chisholm High School. The award will be given for the first time following the 2017-18 season. (Ben Garvin/Pioneer Press via AP)

Minnesota coaches create own award amid Mr. Basketball flap

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President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday as part of Veterans Day ceremonies. (Associated Press)

Obama and McDonald not satisfied with VA, but employees awarded millions in performance pay

By Dave Boyer and Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

President Obama Friday will visit the Phoenix VA facility where waiting list scandal was first exposed last year, and claim progress on agency fixes. Critics, like Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, say little has changed and that it is time for the administration to "step up and use the tools Congress gave it to reform the department." (Associated Press)

Obama to visit Phoenix VA, claim progress on fixes

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald speaks to the media on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) ** FILE **

Bob McDonald right to apologize for false special forces claim, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald speaks to the media on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) ** FILE **

Veterans group asks VA’s Bob McDonald to apologize to Mike Coffman

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

This undated handout photo provided by The Veterans Affairs Department, shows Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System. Helman was fired Monday, nearly seven months after she and two high-ranking officials were placed on administrative leave amid allegations that 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment at the hospital. Helman had led the Phoenix facility since February 2012. Best quality available. (AP Photo/Veterans Affairs Department)

VA fires Sharon Helman, head of Phoenix hospital at center of scandal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald answers questions Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, James Borchuck)

Bob McDonald: Law didn’t specify deadline for VA’s Choice program

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Congress had said the VA's ability to send out the cards on time was a key test for the Obama administration and Secretary Bob McDonald (above), whom the president tapped to replace Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. (Associated Press)

VA misses deadline for Choice Cards

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, sent a letter to VA Secretary Bob McDonald demanding answers on what he called serious deficiencies in the Caribbean VA system, including the arrest of a top official and "inappropriate hiring practices." (Associated Press)

Caribbean VA health system under fire

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

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VA secretary Bob McDonald puts his cellphone number where his mouth is

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2014, file photo, former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald, President Barack Obama's nominee as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, listens as Obama makes a statement at the Department of Veterans Affairs. A onetime Army Ranger and former CEO of a Fortune 500 consumer products company, McDonald may face his toughest challenge yet in fixing the huge, scandal-plagued Veterans Affairs Department. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

New VA secretary nominee Robert McDonald not a health care expert

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama nominated former Procter & Gamble executive and Army veteran Bob McDonald, left, to be the next Veterans Affairs secretary. (Associated Press)

New VA chief must fix agency’s tarnished image

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2011 file photo shows Robert McDonald, CEO and president of Procter & Gamble, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. President Barack Obama is selecting the former Procter and Gamble executive as his choice to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, an administration official said Sunday, June 29, 2014. McDonald, 61, is a native of Gary, Ind., who grew up in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Obama picks ex-P&G head to lead Veterans Affairs

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Erin Driscoll will perform "Barbara Cook's Songbook," a celebration of the Tony Award-winning Broadway soprano famous for her roles in "The Music Man" and "Candide."
Erin Driscoll (center) during a performance from last summers music series at Signature.
(Photo by Christopher Mueller)

A Signature summer: Performers sing, dance, kick up their heels in more intimate cabaret series

By Matthew Dicker - Special to The Washington Times