Fundraiser Benefits Arts Alive/45 and National Veterans Art Museum’s Collaborative Mural Project Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2013 – On March 26, 2013, the Gale Street Inn will support Arts Alive/45 and the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) in a fundraiser from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.. The Brush With Happiness event is[Read More…]

On the eve of marriage arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, advocates look to expand marriage equality map into the American southwest Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – celebrated a new marriage equality case[Read More…]

Legislation eliminates barriers impeding access to life-saving care for people living with HIV and AIDS Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights group, today lauded the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for approving the HIV Organ Policy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Paul Ryan’s Republican Budget Passes the House, Despite Threats Posed to Seniors The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass Paul Ryan’s Republican Budget for fiscal year 2014 on Thursday, 221-207. It was a mostly party-line vote, with only 10 Republicans voting against it, and no[Read More…]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013.  Two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry filed a lawsuit yesterday after they applied for and were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo County Clerk. The couples are Miriam Rand, 63, and Ona Porter, 66; and Rose Griego, 47, and Kim Kiel, 44. Rand and[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2013. The final Candidates’ Forum sponsored by the Park Forest Non-Partisan Committee will be held on Sunday, March 24 at 1 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. This Forum is being co-sponsored by the Park Forest Cooperatives. Candidates for Library Trustee and Village[Read More…]

Rosemary Piser (far right) works with volunteers last summer on the community garden near the Park Forest Fire Department. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2013.  The days are longer, the snow has melted and spring is in the air – all signs that the gardening season is upon us.  The[Read More…]

Lynne Osterman who was elected as a Republican to the Minnesota legislature says she regrets casting a "political expedient" vote for Minnesota’s "Defense of Marriage" law that outlawed same-sex marriage. She tears up when talking about it and urges Minnesota lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. She says, in part, "Lawmakers[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Spend some time in Thorn Creek Woods and you will notice little patches of color making its way into the brown and gray woodland. Spring beauties are poking their little white and pink heads out, the greens of the wild leeks and onions are becoming more and[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Shake the winter blahs and come spend a day in the spring woods for a Garlic Mustard Workday on any or all Saturdays March 30, April 6 and April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve. Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, is a[Read More…]