From the Southtown Star: Jack Lemon was known around Park Forest as a father of two and a family man with an active role in the town’s Area J cooperative housing development. The Jack Lemon who climbed aboard a commuter train for Chicago each day, briefcase in hand, was much[Read More…]
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Managing Park Forest Week of August 24, 2009
The Village Board is scheduled to meet with the Board of Education of School District 163 Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Village Hall. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– School District 163 Meeting – August 24 The Village Board will meet jointly with the School Board for School District 163 on[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of August 24, 2009
The lush Park Forest Central Park Wetlands, home to over 100 species of birds. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Many events are taking place in Park Forest this week and in the near future. It’s never too soon to start making your plans. Send information concerning your community activities or[Read More…]
ESPN: Cowboys Videoboard in Way of Play
From ESPN: Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher was firm in his stance Saturday that the jumbo videoboard at Cowboys Stadium presents “a lot of issues” and the NFL’s competition committee that he co-chairs is expected to have a conference call in the near future to discuss the problem. Titans backup[Read More…]
Socialized Medicine? Not At All. 5 Myths About Health Care Around the World
Blog Commentary. From T.R. Reid at the Washington Post: As Americans search for the cure to what ails our health-care system, we’ve overlooked an invaluable source of ideas and solutions: the rest of the world. All the other industrialized democracies have faced problems like ours, yet they’ve found ways to[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Health Care Reform Resources
Analysis By Rosemary Piser Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The time has come for comprehensive health care reform that will put the United States on a path to the delivery of high performance health care for all its citizens. According to data published by the Department of Health and Human Services, in[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Statement on Lutheran Church Opening Doors to Lesbian and Gay Ministers in Committed Relationships
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement on today’s historic decision by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s (ELCA) to lift its ban on noncelibate lesbian and gay pastors and to allow for those in committed[Read More…]
South Suburban Food Co-op Celebrates 35 Years
Board members John Franzese Sr.and Nancy Herschberger were the picnic’s welcoming crew. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Hidden away in an industrial complex owned by the Stawicki’s the South Suburban Food Co-op recently had a pot luck picnic to celebrate their 35th year of being in business. After packing up their[Read More…]
Let’s Get Back To Basics On Reform Of U.S. Health Insurance System
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Lots of people are trying to make the Washington debate on health care much more complicated than it should be. Actually it’s really about only two issues: (1) making sure that the millions of Americans who presently have no health insurance are able to get[Read More…]
Myths and Falsehoods About Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters for America identifies and debunks 14 myths and falsehoods surrounding the health care reform debate. MYTH 1: There is no health care crisis CLAIM: The health care system currently works fine, and only a purportedly small number of uninsured people would benefit from reform. RUSH LIMBAUGH:[Read More…]
