Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum is now decorated with vintage Halloween decorations are now on display through November 7 at the Museum’s new location, 227 Monee Road (in St. Mary’s Catholic Church). Display items include a collection of Gurley Halloween candles, die-cut decorations, and[Read More…]
Day: October 4, 2015
Edgar’s Place Coffee House Proudly Presents Claudia Schmidt on October 10
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2015. Edgar’s Place Coffee House proudly presents Claudia Schmidt on Saturday, October 10 at 8 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Road, Park Forest. For more than 4 decades, Michigan native, Claudia Schmidt, has been a touring professional[Read More…]
November 8: Exclusive Bus Tour – Chicago and the Rise of Barack Obama, 1985-2008
Left: ©Marc PoKempner, 1995 Right: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2015. One year to the day before the 2016 election that will mark the final chapter of President Barack Obama’s unprecedented political career, Forgotten Chicago and Pullman-area native Tom Shepherd are proud to present an exclusive tour of sites crucial[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Statement on Kunduz Hospital Bombing
AFGHANISTAN—(ENEWSPF)—4 October 2015. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) issued the following statement today from Christopher Stokes, MSF General Director, on the bombing of MSF’s hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan: “Under the clear presumption that a war crime has been committed, MSF demands that a full and transparent investigation into the[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Casualties in Kunduz
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2015 On behalf of the American people, I extend my deepest condolences to the medical professionals and other civilians killed and injured in the tragic incident at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz. The Department of Defense has launched a full investigation, and we will await[Read More…]
Statement from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Situation in Kunduz
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2015. Overnight I learned of a tragic incident involving a Doctors without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that came under fire. The area has been the scene of intense fighting the last few days. U.S. forces in support of Afghan Security Forces were operating nearby, as were[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton on Fighting for LGBT Rights: ‘I’m Just Getting Warmed Up’
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2015. Yesterday, Hillary Clinton addressed the Human Rights Campaign where she laid out her vision for a stronger, more prosperous, and more inclusive America where LGBT Americans have the same rights as everyone else. Clinton also spoke out against Republican’s out-of-date views on LGBT issues, and how[Read More…]
Afghanistan: Doctors Without Borders Demands Explanations After Deadly Airstrikes Hit Hospital in Kunduz
Fires burn in the MSF emergency trauma hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, after it was hit and partially destroyed by aerial attacks on October 3, 2015. Kabul/Brussels–(ENEWSPF)–3 October 2015 — The international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific aerial bombing of[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton’s Statement on Endorsement of National Education Association (NEA)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2015. Hillary Clinton released the following statement after the National Education Association (NEA) endorsed her campaign for President. With nearly 3 million members, the NEA joins the American Federation of Teachers and unions representing over 6 million workers in endorsing Clinton. “As a lifelong fighter for children[Read More…]