Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2009. In two minutes or less, America’s students have an opportunity to show the nation and the world how far education can take them and how they will achieve their dreams. On September 8, President Barack Obama called on the nation’s students to take greater responsibility for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
GSU Announces 2009 Pringle Scholar
Theresa M. Tofiga, 2009 Pringle Scholar from Governors State University. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University recently named Theresa M. Tofiga of Oak Lawn as the 2009 recipient of the Robert A. Pringle Memorial Scholarship. “I am honored to earn this award and pleased to take advantage of[Read More…]
School District 162 to Meet Tuesday, September 22
Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Matteson School District No. 162 Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the board room. The meeting will be preceded by a public hearing on the budget. The following are among the items to be considered. The following Dates to Remember will[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 21, 2009
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 local[Read More…]
Bashing Islam: A Dangerous Sign of the Times
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center The school year started off with an unpleasant bang in Gainesville, Fla., when a fifth-grader showed up on the first day wearing a T-shirt with “Islam is of the Devil” inscribed on the back. Administrators sent the 10-year-old[Read More…]
Invading Black Holes Explain Cosmic Flashes
Leeds, UK–(ENEWSPF)– Black holes are invading stars, providing a radical explanation to bright flashes in the universe that are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy today. The flashes, known as gamma ray bursts, are beams of high energy radiation – similar to the radiation emitted by explosions of nuclear[Read More…]
Ippolito International, LP Voluntarily Recalls Bunch Spinach Because of Possible Health Risk
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2009. Ippolito International, LP of Salinas, California is voluntarily recalling 1,715 cartons of bunched spinach, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune[Read More…]
Fox News’ Incomplete, Misleading ACORN Coverage Is Just Nuts
Commentary By Karl Frisch If you get your news from right-wing talk radio and Fox News, you probably think America is being overrun by a hyper-corrupt organized prostitution ring headquartered in the White House. In case you missed this story: Two conservative activists, Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe, visited a[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady on What Health Insurance Reform Means for Women and Famlies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2009 – 11:33 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you all. Please, sit. Rest. (Laughter.) First of all, good morning. I am so thrilled to see so many of you here this morning at the White House. Welcome. And that’s including my good friend, Dr. Dorothy[Read More…]
Congressman Jackson Votes For The Single Largest Investment In College Aid in American History
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009. Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. voted today to make the single largest investment in aid to help students and families pay for college. H.R. 3221–The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA)–will expand access to an affordable college education to more American students, transform early education[Read More…]
