Month: June 2022

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg Convicted, Removed From Office Over Fatal Crash in 2020

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of South Dakota was convicted by the state Senate on June 21 of two impeachment charges following a car accident in 2020 that claimed another man’s life. The vote to impeach the Republican came after hours of questioning from lawmakers, who did not appear to believe Ravnsborg’s account of the crash, and also triggered his automatic…


Trump Says McCarthy Made Mistake by Not Including Republicans on Jan. 6 Panel

The top Republican in the House of Representatives erred by not having GOP members on the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach, former President Donald Trump said on June 21. “It was a bad decision not to have representation on this Committee,” Trump told Wayne Allyn Root on his show. “That…


Top Senator: Biden Admin Keeps Factory Running for AR-15 Ammo

President Joe Biden’s administration will keep a Missouri factory running to produce ammunition commonly used for AR-15-style rifles, according to a senator. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told The Washington Times that the White House won’t follow through on a plan to suspend production of AR-15 ammunition at the federal Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri….


4 Key Proposals in Senate’s Gun Control Bill

A bipartisan group of senators on June 21 unveiled the text of a gun control bill, with a vote expected this week. The bill includes key proposed changes to existing law. Closing ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ A 1996 amendment to the Federal Gun Control Act barred people convicted of “a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” from buying…


New Tennessee Law Puts Homeless at Risk of Prison For Camping on Public Land

Tennessee will be the first state in the nation to make camping on public land a felony—punishable with up to six years in prison—when a controversial new law comes into force on July 1. This creates complications for the unsheltered homeless population amidst the backdrop of an affordable housing crisis. The fallout from the new…


On the Front Lines of the Tearing of Our Social Fabric

Commentary PITTSBURGH—When the Hampton Battery was dedicated here in 1871 to a young Civil War soldier who lost his life protecting the Union at Chancellorsville, Virginia, the granite monument was a point of pride for residents of this neighborhood. They would stroll along the trails of the lush park filled with trees located across the…


Good For Profits, Bad For Kids: The CDC’s Recommendation to Vaccinate 6-Month-Old Babies Highly Problematic, Here’s Why

On Saturday, June 18, just in time for Father’s Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a media statement recommending that “all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.” The statement continues: “This expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children.” “Together, with science leading…


At Indian Pueblo Kitchen, a Story Told in Feast Day Stew and Frybread

What is indigenous food, exactly? Monique Fragua is an expert on that question, a topic that delights her both personally and professionally. Born and raised in northern New Mexico’s Jemez Pueblo—where the rest of her extended family still lives—Fragua is the chief operating officer of commercial operations at Albuquerque’s Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC). That…


United Airlines CEO Warns Fuel Costs Could Remain High

United Airlines Inc. is expecting fuel prices to remain at elevated levels over the long term, says the company’s CEO Scott Kirby. Speaking to reporters in Doha, Qatar, Kirby said that United Airlines will have to foot the bill for $12 billion in fuel in 2022 considering current prices, according to Reuters. In North America,…


From Oregon, With Love and Lavender

In Marilyn Thompson’s experience, life is a journey of unexpected and sometimes very difficult pathways, which are nonetheless part of a divine plan. When she and her husband, Troy, purchased a 2 1/2-acre property on a hill in Oregon’s beautiful wine country, she could not begin to imagine the hardship, the grief, the effort, or…