Month: July 2022

Georgia’s Abortion Ban Takes Effect After Appeals Court Ruling

Georgia’s abortion ban took effect on July 20, immediately after a federal appeals court overturned a lower court order that had blocked enforcement of the 2019 law. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued a stay on a lower court injunction that was issued in 2020, after ruling that the…


Georgia’s Abortion Ban Takes Effect After Appeals Court Overturns Injunction

Georgia’s abortion ban took effect on July 20, immediately after a federal appeals court overturned a lower court order. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit stayed the injunction that was issued in 2020, after issuing a ruling finding that the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade and a…


Why Are Blacks Still on Board With Biden?

Commentary New polling from Pew Research and from NY Times/Siena College, released a few days apart, cast similarly dismal pictures regarding the popularity of President Joe Biden. Overall approval for Biden from NY Times/Siena College stands at 33 percent and from Pew 37 percent. However, both polls show approval for the president much stronger than…


Travel + Leisure Names Mackinac Island No. 1 Island in Continental US

By Maureen Feighan From The Detroit News Detroit—The rest of the world is catching on to what Michiganians already know and have known: Mackinac Island is the best. On Tuesday, Travel + Leisure named Mackinac the best island in the continental United States as part of its 2022 World’s Best Awards. The annual awards are…


What It Means If You’re Randomly Selected at the Airport for a COVID-19 Test

You’ve just returned from a fabulous trip abroad. You make it through Canadian customs, ready to get home and settle back into normal life, or at least the new normal you’ve established since the pandemic. Unvaccinated people arriving in Canada need to take a test but your shots are up to date, you’re in the…


MP Kevin Vuong Fined for Failing to Report Sex Assault Charge to Naval Reserve

Kevin Vuong, a Toronto member of Parliament and naval reservist, has been fined $500 for failing to tell the Royal Canadian Navy about a 2019 sexual assault charge. Naval Reserve spokesman Lt. Robert Moore says Vuong at a summary trial in Montreal admitted to the charge of failing to report an arrest. A summary trial…


Supreme Court Religious Freedom Wins | Counterculture

In this episode of Counterculture, Danielle celebrates and breaks down the recent Supreme Court wins in the area of religious freedom: Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. First Liberty spearheaded both of these cases before the Supreme Court, and got two big wins! Danielle interviews Michael Berry, a lawyer from First Liberty,…


Mangoes, Coconut Shrimp Refreshing Adds to Cobb Salad

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Here’s a Cobb salad with a tropical twist. Ripe juicy mangoes are at the height of their season, and I added them along with shrimp sauteed with coconut to make a refreshing summer salad with a hint of the tropics. I cut the mango into cubes for the…


American Flags, Born in the USA

Commentary CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Inside the Allegiance Flag Company’s facilities, it is hard not to notice that the employees making the flags reflect the beauty and diversity that has always been the promise and purpose of our country. They use their skills to make American flags in America, perfectly encapsulating the three young owners’ mission in…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Life is Beautiful’: A Fable of Love and Truth

PG | 1h 56min | Drama, Comedy | 1997 This year marks the 25th anniversary of Roberto Benigni’s classic, “Life is Beautiful,” (1997) which won three Oscars (Best Actor, Foreign Language Film, and Score). This tragi-comedy is about an early 20th-century Italian-Jewish waiter, a Chaplinesque Guido (Roberto Benigni who writes, acts in, and directs the…