Increases Ahead
Uncertainty in Washington makes the long-term outlook for affordable health insurance murky, but it’s clear that in the short term, buying health insurance on the open market will be costly. Premiums for people buying insurance directly from health insurers are expected to skyrocket for 2018, after an average 17.2 percent increase for Michigan plans in 2017. To be clear, the huge rate increases will only affect those who buy their own insurance, “individual” plans. People insured through their employers in “group” insurance plans are somewhat insulated from the volatile market
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Fighting to Stay
In response to the Sunday, June 11 raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iraqi leaders, activists, and organizations quickly went to work to fight the mass deportations of Iraqi nationals, mostly Christians. Bishop Francis Kalabat sent out a statement that the Church was working with many agencies to try and “stop the bleeding.” He wrote, “Many who were picked up are not hardened criminals but for the last decades have been great citizens. The Genocide bill that was just passed by Congress last week to protect Christians goes against this very thing.”
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Detained to be Deported
As early as 5 a.m. on Sunday June 11, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials began raids into homes, and other establishments including the beach, and even a hospital. They arrested more than 100 Iraqi nationals, mostly Christians, in the Metro Detroit area.
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Summer Strategy
Summertime for many school-aged kids means sleeping in, hanging out and having fun. Although there is room for some of that, experts are encouraging parents to have some structure and a strategy for the summer.
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Taking Action
Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Fareed Yasseen, visited the Chaldean Foundation on Saturday, April 29 for a brief meet-and-greet with members of the community. Educated in Iraq, Switzerland, and the United States, Yasseen served as the Iraqi Ambassador to France from May 2010 to when he stepped down in October 2016, and was awarded the Republican Medal of Honor.
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A Gift to the Community
Expected to open next month inside Shenandoah County Club, the Chaldean Cultural Center has been more than a decade in the making but it’s a museum that covers thousands of years of Chaldean history.
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The Latest from Iraq
The U.S. has about 750 military personnel in Iraq, not counting the 100 who have worked out of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad since before this crisis began. None of the 750 are engaged in ground combat, but that does not mean they are not at risk.
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80 Years Old, by George!
Once in a while, someone comes along that defines a generation. Michael George is as close as you can get to that kind of person. That is how Mike Sarafa describes his uncle. He is among the masses who share a similar sentiment and their own feelings about a community icon.
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An Historic Win
Inside the ballroom overlooking the golf course at Shenandoah, more than 200 people waited until after 1 a.m. on Election Day for Klint Kesto to announce his win as State Representative in the 39th District. It was an historic night. “I did not make history,” said Kesto. “We made history. I could not do this alone. Again, I say thank you.”
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He Scores!
Justin Meram has a firm grasp of what it means to be the first Chaldean to play a professional sport in the United States. “I’m proud to say who I am,” he said. “I look at this as a great opportunity to get our community’s name out there in places where they’ve never heard of Chaldeans.”
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Welcoming Worshippers
It is estimated that more than 50,000 Chaldeans live on the eastside of Metropolitan Detroit, primarily in Sterling Heights and Warren, and the community is growing. To accommodate the needs of the faithful, the St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Diocese is set to open another church.
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