Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2009 – 11:34 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Good morning! (Applause.) How are you all doing today? AUDIENCE: Good! MRS. OBAMA: This has been a great morning for us. Don’t we think, my fellow spouses? What do we think of these students? (Applause.) Bravo! Thank you so much,[Read More…]
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Durbin Introduces Legislation to Make College Textbooks More Affordable
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2009. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced legislation designed to help students manage costs by making textbooks available to students, professors and the public for free on an easily-accessible website. This bill, known as the Open College Textbook Act, would create a competitive grant[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Band Parents Present 28th Annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 11
Marian Catholic’s Spartan Band performs at a recent half-time show on the home field. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Marian Catholic High School Band Parents will present their 28th annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the school’s East Gymnasium, Sr. M. Paul[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Welcomes Celebration Ministries
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest is pleased to welcome Celebration Ministries to our permanent listing of clubs and organizations. Celebration Ministries is a brand new ministry in Park Forest. It is a place where God’s love is Celebrated, people are Connected, Cared for and live out their Calling. What[Read More…]
Rich East Students Pray at the Flag Pole
Rich East students Sean Helton, Samaya Chambers, Samaya Chambers, Pierre Armstrong and Joshua Harvey take a moment to pray silently and individually at Wednesday’s See You at the Pole Ceremony is Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Students at Rich East High School gather for a student-led See You[Read More…]
Seal the New Deal, President Obama: Invite Paul Krugman to an Economic Summit, and Listen to Him
Top left: The Tennessee Valley Authority, part of the New Deal, being signed into law in 1933. Top right: FDR (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was responsible for the New Deal.Bottom left: A public mural from one of the artists employed by the New Deal’s WPA program. Bottom right: President Barack[Read More…]
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Issues Statement on Report on High School Dropout and Completion Rates
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009. “President Obama says, ‘When you drop out of school, you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country’. We need to educate our way to a better economy, and we won’t be able to do that if one in four kids who enter high[Read More…]
Students Urge Passage of DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009. Today thousands of immigrant students held over 120 events in 28 states to support legislation that would allow talented DREAM students who view this country as their own to attend college, serve their nation, and earn a path to U.S. citizenship. In support of the National[Read More…]
House Hears Testimony On Landmark Employment Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009. The House Education and Labor Committee heard testimony today on H.R. 3017, a bill that would finally end workplace discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. There is also a version of that bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), pending in the Senate. Currently, it remains[Read More…]
Vice President Biden, Secretary Sebelius Issue New Report on Seniors and Health Insurance Reform
SILVER SPRING, MD–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today hosted a town hall meeting with seniors in Silver Spring, MD and released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Medicare: Making Medicare Stronger for America’s Seniors. The report, authored by[Read More…]
