by Kelsey Sheehy | Jun 9, 2011 | Topics
WASHINGTON – You did it! You made it to Washington – the center of everything, as anyone here will tell you. Time to start checking things off your to-do list. Monuments, memorials and museums – Check. Picture in front of the White House – Check. Blisters on...
by Kelsey Sheehy | Jun 8, 2011 | Business & Tech, Immigration
WASHINGTON – When Cheryl Arredondo realized her husband, Salvador, would be deported to Mexico and barred from entering the U.S. for 10 years she left her home, business and 19 year-old daughter behind in Waukegan, Ill., and drove 1,600 miles to Monterrey,...
by Kelsey Sheehy | Jun 3, 2011 | Politics
Headline: From circuits to politics Why He Matters Lausten is chief of staff to veteran Illinois DemocratDaniel Lipinski(D-Ill.). Lausten, who has a background in science and technology, is a good fit for Lipinski, who sits on theHouse Science, Space and Technology...
by Kelsey Sheehy | May 26, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Redouan Ait Chiit, 21, has no right hip, a prosthetic leg, and a right arm that stops at the elbow, but you should see him dance. Known as BBoy Redo, Ait Chitt is one-fifth of ILL-Abilities, an international break dancing crew that lives by the...
by Kelsey Sheehy | May 12, 2011 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON — Some Republicans in Congress are ratcheting up efforts to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists, making it easier for the U.S. to seize bank accounts and impose stiffer penalties on the gun runners who supply the groups with weapons. Mexican...
