Month: June 2009

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Flowers Designed on the Go

Cathy Shears of Design’d to Go (Photo: Shelia Whorton) Park Forest Business of the Week Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Design’d to Go Florist is a family owned business located in downtown Park Forest. Owned and operated by Cathy and Michael Shears, the company is a member of Teleflora. “At Design’d to[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama at LGBT Pride Month Celebration

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2009 – 4:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Hello, hello, hello.  (Applause.)  Hey!  Good to see you.  (Applause.)  I’m waiting for FLOTUS here.  FLOTUS always politics more than POTUS. MRS. OBAMA:  No, you move too slow.  (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT:  It is great to see everybody here[Read More…]

The Press, Sotomayor and Ricci

Commentary by Eric Boehlert Like the sun coming up in the east, this one we saw coming a mile away. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the white firefighter from New Haven, CT. Five of the nine justices agreed that the firefighters “were unfairly denied promotions because of[Read More…]

Warm Weather Safety Tips

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The long-awaited summer heat has finally arrived. And as we usually experience in Illinois, the heat seemed to go from mild to extreme overnight. Extremely warm weather can pose health risks not only for the elderly and disabled, but for those who work out doors as well.[Read More…]

Managing Park Forest – June 29, 2009

Mayor Ostenburg and members of the Village Board were on hand for the ribbon cutting of the Park Forest Bark District Saturday. (Photo: JoJo Martin) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Our weekly feature, In and Around Park Forest, has grown considerably. This week, we’re offering readers a separate article detailing activities of[Read More…]

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In and Around Park Forest Week of June 29, 2009

Children dance with hula hoops at the first Main Street Nights last Wednesday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2009. Hard to believe that 2009 is just about half over. Now that summer has finally arrived, consider cooling off at the Aqua Center, attending Main Street Nights or any of[Read More…]

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A Journalist Beaten – One Year Later

Journalists Dahr Jamail (left) and Mohammed Omer (right). (PHOTO SUPPLIED) By Mohammed Omer Agence Global June 26, 2008 is a day I will never forget. For the events of that day irrevocably changed my life. That day I was detained, interrogated, strip searched, and tortured while attempting to return home[Read More…]

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