A Message from Audubon President David Yarnold   USFWS – Whooping Cranes   Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. In a win for the environment and the battle to control global warming, the Obama Administration decided to delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. The State Department confirmed that a decision on the proposed[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011.  Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), issued the following statement on a progress report by President Obama during the nine-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) multi-nation negotiations in Hawaii. The TPP is an Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement currently being negotiated by the U.S. and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011.  In Saturday night’s Republican debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann declared, “Under Barack Obama, he is allowing the ACLU to run the CIA.” Of course, she did not mean it literally, and the next morning on NBC’s Meet the Press she clarified that it was our “philosophy” that[Read More…]

Commentary Putting this video here because I just want to have it out there. From the Huffington Post: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized President Obama’s foreign policy during Tuesday night’s CNN debate, saying, "Now with the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Sometime in the month of October, eNews Park Forest turned six. For six years, ENEWSPF, as we call it, has been slowly growing, edging out the competition, keeping other potential competitors at bay, delivering local news "and more" to Park Forest "and beyond." We have tried[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2011.   The Battle Veterans Face After War By Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden November 11, 2011   Today is Veterans Day, the day we honor the military service and sacrifice of all the veterans who have served this nation. Because of the incredible[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011.  The State Department announced today that it is reevaluating the environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project. The reevaluation will include consideration of rerouting the pipeline to avoid sensitive ecological areas in Nebraska. An alternative route would require a new environmental impact statement[Read More…]

Why did Penn State students riot last night? They’ll have to ask themselves that question as they nurture their hangovers this morning. And every future morning they act selfishly and stupidly. From the Chicago Tribune: So what were the Penn State students possibly thinking as they rioted all over campus[Read More…]

From the NYTimes: Paterno was told about it the day after it happened by Mike McQueary, a graduate assistant coach who testified that he went into the locker room one Friday night and heard rhythmic slapping noises. He looked into the showers and saw a naked boy about 10 years[Read More…]

Here we go. The best the GOP has to offer for the 2012 presidential election. I am really, really sorry to our GOP friends. But this is ("ah. ah. No I can’t.") sad. And, no, Mitt. The President is focused on much, much more than his re-election. He’s focused on[Read More…]