Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. Seniors Increasingly Struggle to Pay Back Educational Loans Watsonville, California resident Rosemary Anderson testified in Washington on Wednesday before the Senate Aging Committee’s hearing on older Americans and student loan debt. “Some may think of student loan debt as just a young person’s problem,” said Sen.[Read More…]
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UUCC to Host Qigong with Jim Kobus Most Thursdays
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host Quigong with Jim Kobus on Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the church. This class will usually meet on Thursdays but there may be exceptions, so if you are interested[Read More…]
Celebrate a 1950s Halloween at the Park Forest House Museum
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2014. “It’s Halloween,” 1950s vintage Halloween decorations, including die-cuts and Gurley Candles, will be on exhibit at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 141 Forest Blvd, Park Forest, IL, from September 13 to November 8, 2014. Visit for a nostalgic look at Halloween in the 1950s.[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society to Hold Annual Meeting on September 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2014. The Park Forest Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and program on Sunday September 28, 2014, 2:30 p.m., in Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, in Park Forest. Brief meeting and election by members of the 2014-15 PFHS Board of Directors will be[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest To Run Saturday With Park Forest Art Fair
A visitor to the 2013 Park Forest Art Fair admires a painting. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Saturday, September 20, 2014, Noon – 5:30 p.m. – Downtown Park Forest 2013 photo gallery here on Facebook Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 59th Annual Park Forest Art[Read More…]
One-Of-A-Kind National Conference For Families And Friends Who Have Lost A Loved One To Drug Overdose
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Broken No More www.broken-no-more.org, a leading nationwide parent advocacy support group for drug policy reform, in partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance www.drugpolicy.org, will be convening our 2nd biannual GRASP (Grief Support After a Substance Passing) www.grasphelp.org Conference and Retreat in Tampa, Florida September 11-14th, 2014. Background[Read More…]
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Indiana and Wisconsin Marriage Equality Cases
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing responses today to petitions from Indiana and Wisconsin seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of a federal appellate court ruling last week striking down bans on marriage for same-sex couples in both states. The ACLU, which represents plaintiffs in[Read More…]
Egypt: 7 Held for Alleged Homosexual Conduct
Unlawful Arrests Undermine Basic Freedoms, Rule of Law Beirut—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Egyptian authorities should immediately release seven men arrested on September 6, 2014 for allegedly “inciting debauchery,” Human Rights Watch said today. Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered the men detained and “physically examined” after an online video emerged showing the[Read More…]
9th Circuit Hears Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii Marriage Cases
New York –(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Today in San Francisco the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in marriage cases out of Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii, seeking both the freedom to marry and legal respect of same-sex couples’ lawful marriages. This is the first time the 9th Circuit Court[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum to Host Graffiti Workshop on Sept. 12
Nationally Renowned Graffiti Artists to Speak at Panel, Host Workshop Chicago, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014 – The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) is pleased to announce the kick-off of their Drop-In Arts Program with the workshop, Peace, Love & Spay Paint. On September 12, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,[Read More…]
