New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– Illinois schools are unsafe places for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) youth, according to a research brief released today by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Inside Illinois Schools: The Experiences of LGBT Students, a report based on findings from 206 Illinois students who[Read More…]
Day: July 8, 2009
Indiana Students Support Conservation
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Eight students from Matteson Elementary School District 162’s Indiana School have been selected to participate in the state’s and the Chicago Botanic Garden’s “It’s Our River Day, Art on a Rain Barrel Festival” on September 19 at Navy Pier. Working as teams, the students created designs that[Read More…]
Palin, the Press, and Her No Más Moment
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Like frustrated welterweight Roberto Duran, who stunned the sporting world by walking away, mid-bout, from his 1980 prize fight against Sugar Ray Leonard with the memorable, muttered Spanish phrase for “no more,” Sarah Palin’s decision last week to walk away, mid-term, from her governorship stunned Beltway[Read More…]
U.S. Occupation of Iraq Continues Unabated
by Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” – George Orwell On July 4 in Baghdad, Vice President Joe Biden, who campaigned with Barack Obama[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Renames Leadership Center to Honor Sr. Mary Paul
The Sr. M. Paul McCaughey Leadership Center. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dedicated to former President/Principal Sr. M. Paul McCaughey at Marian Catholic High School’s 50th anniversary gala, the school’s Leadership Center now bears the name of one of Marian’s finest graduates. Sr. Mary Paul currently serves as Superintendent of[Read More…]
SSDMC Honors Youth at 3rd Annual Awards Banquet
SSDMC coordinator Angela Greene is presented with an award from her board. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– More than 500 village officials parents and other guests, took part in honoring youth at the South Suburban Disproportionate Minority Confinement (SSDMC) awards ceremony. “You young people have a lot to be proud of.[Read More…]
D.C. Law Recognizing Out-of-Jurisdiction Marriages By Same-Sex Couples Takes Effect
D.C. joins other jurisdictions across the nation on the historic road to marriage equality. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued the following statement after a new D.C. law recognizing marriages by same-sex couples performed in other jurisdictions[Read More…]
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