From left: Swimmer Katie Ledecky (Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters); long-distance runner Molly Seidel (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters); Mariel Zagunis (Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters) and gymnast Simone Biles (Dylan Martinez, Reuters). Illustration by America staff.
On Friday, July 23, athletes around the world will gather in Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. All will bring years of training to the competition but some members of Team U.S.A. will bring their Catholic faith as well. This summer, keep an eye on these Olympians who were formed by Catholic education or a Catholic upbringing.
Sydney McLaughlin made headlines when she broke the world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on June 27, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 51.90 seconds. “All the glory to God,” she told an interviewer after the record-shattering race. “Truly, it is just all a gift from God.” Ms. McLaughlin, 21, is now headed to her second Olympic
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Who’s new in the Michigan House of Representatives
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake
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The new legislative session brings with it substantial turnover for the Michigan House of Representatives, which will have 28 new lawmakers serving their first full terms in office.
Most of the freshman class will fill House seats vacated by members who hit their six-year term limit serving in the state House, although some defeated incumbents or are replacing members who sought other offices last fall.
Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, and Democratic Leader-elect Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, will fill the leadership slots left open by the departures of former Reps. Lee Chatfield and Christine Greig.