The Detroit News Published 10:40 AM EST Feb 12, 2019 John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, died Thursday at the age of 92. Once the Mass begins, the live feed will be below: The Dearborn statesman was a champion of the auto industry and was credited with increasing access to health care and helping write most of the nation's major environmental and energy laws. On Monday, a public visitation was held drawing thousands to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn to reflect on the legacy of the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. Two funeral services were planned in the following days Funeral Mass on Tuesday, February 12 Time: 11 a.m. Location: Church of the Divine Child, 1055 North Silvery Lane, Dearborn 48128 Speakers: Former Vice President Joe Biden will speak at Dingell's funeral Mass in Michigan, along with long-time Dingell friends Reps. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, and John Lewis, … [Read more...] about Date, time, live video of John Dingell funeral services in Dearborn, Washington D.C.
D c
Date, time, live video of John Dingell funeral masses in Dearborn, Washington D.C.
The Detroit News Published 8:37 AM EST Feb 12, 2019 John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, died Thursday at the age of 92. Once the mass begins, the live feed will be below: The Dearborn statesman was a champion of the auto industry and was credited with increasing access to health care and helping write most of the nation's major environmental and energy laws. On Tuesday, a public visitation was held drawing thousands to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn to reflect on the legacy of the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. Two funeral masses were planned in the following days Funeral mass on Tuesday, February 12 Time: 11 a.m. Location: Church of the Divine Child, 1055 North Silvery Lane, Dearborn 48128 Speakers: Former Vice President Joe Biden will speak at Dingell's funeral Mass in Michigan, along with long-time Dingell friends Reps. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, and John Lewis, … [Read more...] about Date, time, live video of John Dingell funeral masses in Dearborn, Washington D.C.
Better Visit D.C.’s Newseum Soon: It Closes in 2020
Just a little more than 10 years after unveiling a splashy new steel-and-glass building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., the journalism-focused Newseum has announced it will close to the public in January 2020. detailed by the Washington Post.admission prices—currently $24.95 for adults—didn't help, and, in fact, might have hurt, since visitors can tour the city's National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, and other Smithsonian institutions for free.calls the media the "enemy of the people."Frommer's EasyGuide to Washington, D.C., highlights of the 7-floor, 15-gallery space include a moving collection of videos and mangled relics from September 11, high-profile FBI evidence such as the shack where Unabomber Ted Kaczynski hid out, hundreds of front pages from historic news days, and a memorial to journalists killed while doing their jobs. roundup of other worthwhile museums in D.C. should help you fill up the rest of … [Read more...] about Better Visit D.C.’s Newseum Soon: It Closes in 2020
Washington, D.C., car dealers brace for ‘very rough January’
Keith Laing The Detroit News Published 10:38 PM EST Jan 24, 2019 Washington — New-vehicle sales across the nation are expected to rise slightly in January, but the picture is different around Washington, D.C., where some car dealers say sales are off 10-20 percent due to the partial government shutdown. As the shutdown approaches its second month and 800,000 federal workers miss another pay cycle, dealers are worried that customers will become even more cautious if the shutdown stretches on much longer. Vince Sheehy, president and CEO of Sheehy Auto Stores, which operates 23 dealerships in the region between Baltimore and Richmond, said sales of new cars at his stores have been down about 10 percent since the government shutdown started in late December. "The stories we hear about people living paycheck-to-paycheck, we see them every day in the course of doing business, coming up on their second missed … [Read more...] about Washington, D.C., car dealers brace for ‘very rough January’
Boys school reopens amid criticism over D.C. encounter
Associated Press Published 8:44 AM EST Jan 23, 2019 Park Hills, Ky. – A Catholic high school student whose close encounter with a Native American activist and a black religious sect was captured on video in Washington, D.C., says he has nothing to apologize for. Nick Sandmann told NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday that he had every right to be there, as did the others who gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. He said he wasn’t disrespectful and was trying to stay calm under the circumstances. Videos posted of Sandmann and his classmates wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and facing off against Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips have sparked widespread criticism. But the various sides say they’ve been misunderstood and that snippets of video were taken out of context. Many saw the white teenagers, who had traveled to Washington for an anti-abortion rally, appearing to mock the Native Americans. Others interpreted … [Read more...] about Boys school reopens amid criticism over D.C. encounter