WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Del. Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes the announcement of nearly in $14.5 million available in federal broadband support for American Samoa over ten years through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for maintaining, improving, and expanding affordable broadband to help close the digital divide. American Samoa is the only Territory included in these grant authorizations along with rural and rem  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Aug. 27 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Northeastern State University's College of Liberal Arts has announced Kim Teehee as its sixth Sequoyah Fellow. Teehee is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and is the executive director of government relations for Cherokee Nation and vice president of government relations for Cherokee Nation Businesses. She was also recently nominated by Principal Chief Chuck Hosk  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 29 -- The Los Angeles LGBT Center issued the following news release: For a record-breaking 15th year, it's time once again to "get ready to match the stars" with a new edition of Dennis Hensley's The MisMatch Game. The side-splitting parody of the '70s game show has set the rafters ringing with laughter since its debut in 2004. The show the LA Times calls "witty, ribald ... an adventure in surrealist era bending" returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Renberg The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the text of the following speech in the Congressional Record Aug. 30, recognizing Mario Rodriguez, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority: Today I rise to honor and recognize Mario Rodriguez, Executive Director for the award-winning Indianapolis Airport Authority. The Indianapolis International Airport is in the congressional district that I represent, and I have wholeheartedly supported its innovation and growth unde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the text of the following speech in the Congressional Record Aug. 27, honoring Miles College President George T. French Jr.: I rise today to honor Dr. George T. French, Jr., the 14th President of Miles College, on his twenty-three years of exemplary service to Miles College and his recent appointment as President of Clark Atlanta University. Under the impressive leadership and oversight of Dr. French as President since 2005, Miles Coll  more

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Tufts University issued the following news release: Tufts University will host Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 p.m. in the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center on Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus. The conversation with Justice Sotomayor will be moderated by Peter Winn, professor of history in Tufts' School of Arts and Sciences. Justice Sotomayor has a long relationship wi  more