by jpitney | Mar 21, 2022 | Russia, Ukraine
President Reagan’s 1987 Captive Nations proclamation: For nearly three decades Captive Nations Week has symbolized the American people’s solidarity with all throughout the world who courageously seek freedom and independence from Soviet domination. During...
by jpitney | Mar 20, 2022 | Civility, State Government
From Indiana House Democrats: State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago) was recognized by The Association of Retired Members of the Indiana General Assembly (ARMIGA) with the 2022 Civility in Government Award on Thursday, March 3.Each year, the ARMIGA recognizes...
by jpitney | Mar 19, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Don Young of Alaska, the Dean of the House and longest-serving Republican representative in history: “Today, Congress and the Country join Alaska in mourning the loss of a dedicated...
by jpitney | Mar 18, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Violence
Mark Z. Barabak at LAT: In the combustible days and weeks following the November 2020 election, Adrian Fontes was threatened so many times he lost count. As Maricopa County recorder, Fontes oversaw the balloting in Phoenix and its sprawling suburbs, the swing portion...
by jpitney | Mar 16, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia, Ukraine
Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business: Monday attack on a Fox News crew reporting near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv left two of the network’s journalists dead and its correspondent severely injured, the channel said on Tuesday. Killed in the attack were...
