by Kim Benjamin | Oct 16, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
St. Paul City Councilmembers Nelsie Yang And Dai Thao Join Hmong Community And Allies To Call For Federal Investigation Into Siskiyou County, California Sheriff’s Office By Chris Xiong St. Paul City Councilmembers Nelsie Yang (Ward 6) and Dai Thao (Ward...
by Kim Benjamin | Aug 19, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
A Homecoming To Remember From The Desk And Camera Of Kasey Chaleunsouk It’s been my ritual to order a Beerlao as the plane approaches Laos. Over the years, it is always the same sense of joy, excitement, and sadness all in one feeling. Those mixed feelings...
by Kim Benjamin | Jul 21, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
Midsummer Memories: Retracing Our Steps In Laos From The Desk And Camera Of Dave Claycomb, Legacies Of War Board member Since that first excursion into Laos at Huay Xai in the mid-1990s, I have returned many times traveling the country extensively from...
by Kim Benjamin | Jul 2, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Washington, DC As the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple across our nation, an escalating foreclosure crisis among FHA-insured borrowers is reaching a cataclysmic point impacting hundreds of...
by Kim Benjamin | Jun 22, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
States That Are Recovering The Quickest From COVID-19 The U.S. is gradually recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and states have heavily relaxed their COVID-19 restrictions. As a result, the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.8% from its high of 14.8% in April...
by Kim Benjamin | Jun 22, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
The Story Behind Obama’s Speech To The People Of Laos By Terry Szuplat As a White House speechwriter, I was fortunate to join President Obama on visits to more than 40 countries. But few trips have remained in my heart like our journey to Laos. It was Monday,...
