Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Race is a controversial topic often discussed amongst members of society and the subject of art for hundreds of years. An art exhibit coming to Prairie State College (PSC) will explore race through the eyes of one Chicago artist. “We the People Who Are Blacker than Blue”[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Presidential Proclamation- National Influenza Vaccination Week
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2010. Since the first United States cases were identified in April of last year, our Nation has witnessed the worldwide spread of the H1N1 influenza virus. To date, tens of millions of Americans have contracted this virus. While the vast majority of those affected have recovered without[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for January 11, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Fox News Scare Tactics: Get Obama-Care or ‘Go To Jail’
From The Nation: “They’ll send me to jail if I don’t sign up for Obama’s health care,” an 89-year-old woman said at my family holiday gathering last week. She was agitated and angry. “Imagine sending someone to jail – at my age!” Even the Republicans in the room rushed to[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Outlines Benefits of Health Reform to Take Effect This Year (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2010. A year ago, when I took office in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, I promised you two things. The first was that there would be better days ahead. And the second was that the road to recovery would be long, and[Read More…]
Matteson Police Release Robbery Suspect’s Photo
Matteson police released these surveillance-camera photos of the man who attempted to rob a Sprint cellular phone store Wednesday. Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sun-Times Media is reporting that Matteson police released surveillance-camera photos of the man who attempted to rob a Sprint cellular phone store Wednesday. Police are looking for the man[Read More…]
So Who’s Still Advertising On Beck? January 8 Edition…
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Eighty advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck’s Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred of white people." Here are his January 8 sponsors, in the order they appeared: Goldline Chamber of Commerce Summit Entertainment (Hurt Locker) Newmarket[Read More…]
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?: Climate Change Edition
Commentary By Karl Frisch Vote for Media Matters in the Shorty Awards Media Matters has been nominated as the top nonprofit in the Shorty Awards honoring the best producers of short, real-time content on Twitter. Be sure to cast your vote by clicking here, and let your friends know why[Read More…]
Mark Halperin Wants a Prom King, Not a President
Commentary By Jamison Foser Reading Mark Halperin’s assessment of Barack Obama’s first year in office, one thing is immediately clear: The silliness of his criteria is matched only by his inability to properly apply them. The problem isn’t just that Halperin assesses Obama’s attainment of Halperin’s remarkably shallow goals; it’s[Read More…]
Fox News: Keeping the Faith
Commentary By Simon Maloy Religion is … tough. The collected spiritual teachings of the world’s various deities, messiahs, prophets, monks, yogis, gurus, and shamans are so deeply ingrained in human culture and consciousness that they essentially tell the history of mankind. Their cosmological and philosophical differences have proved to be[Read More…]
