Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A fifth grade gifted class in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will have the opportunity to connect with World War II veterans in an activity that culminates their studies of World War II in Europe. The students will interview 11 World War II veterans (some of[Read More…]
Day: May 23, 2010
Stupid Media: WaPost’s Givhan At It Again, Rips ‘dowdy’ Kagan who ‘doesn’t appear to ever cross her legs’
News Analysis Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Leave it to the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan to offer up what may be the most vapid analysis of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to date. It was probably to be expected given Givhan’s sordid history of boorishly melding fashion and politics (see here, here, here[Read More…]
EPA Releases BP’s Response to Directive on Dispersants
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2010. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released BP’s response to EPA’s directive on dispersants. EPA’s directive to BP required them to evaluate available, pre-approved dispersants for toxicity and effectiveness and report back to EPA within 24 hours. After receiving their response late Thursday night, EPA immediately[Read More…]
Using a Cell Phone While Driving Banned In Park Forest (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– At the Park Forest Board of Trustees Meeting of May 10, Village Board members voted unanimously to adopt a measure that will ban the usage of cell phones while driving in Park Forest. The ordinance will begin to be enforced sixty days from the date of adoption;[Read More…]
Rand Paul Cancels Meet The Press
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Senate candidate Rand Paul, the Tea Partier who won the Kentucky Republican primary this week but made more news with his coments about the 1964 Civil Right Act, reportedly pulled out of a planned appearance on Meet The Press for this Sunday. "Rand did ‘Good Morning America’ today,[Read More…]
Chicago Man Charged In Courthouse Attack On Three Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Bond was set Thursday at $350,000 for a Chicago man who assaulted Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies while in the Bridgeview courthouse, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Jamal Smith, 28, is charged with two counts of felony resisting arrest and one count of[Read More…]
Sheriff’s Police Search For Missing Northfield Township Woman
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Cook County Sheriff’s Police are asking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Northfield Township woman. Darcy Culberg, 53, was last seen by her family at her residence in Unincorporated Glenview at 7:30 A.M. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Police believe that Culberg may be[Read More…]
Sharpton: Aiyana Stanley-Jones’ Death a ‘Breaking Point’ (With Video)
Detroit, MI–(ENEWSPF)– From AOL News: Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a rousing eulogy Saturday for a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid, challenging the hundreds of mourners to take responsibility and help stop a spiral of violence that has swept the city. Sharpton lobbed some criticism[Read More…]