Commentary By Rosemary Piser Associate Editor As was the case with many of my neighbors, I was shocked to learn that professional con-man and former manager of the Holiday Star Theater, Kenny Arron (aka Yochelson) had been arrested. Like many in Park Forest, I had a series of very unpleasant[Read More…]
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Holiday Star Theater Eager to Move On
Katie from Park Forest purchases a movie ticket from Tessa LaCorte Friday night at the Holiday Star. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Yes, I have concerns about the Matanky Realty. That is in answer to the many, many residents and business owners who have made comments to me,[Read More…]
Statement from the Holiday Star Theater
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski The new management of the Holiday Star Theater in Park Forest placed the following statement on the theater’s Web site: To the People of Park Forest We understand that you may feel a sense of betrayal from the previous proprietor of the Holiday Star Theater. However,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Condemns Pennsylvania Security Agency’s Scare Tactics
Harrisburg, Penn.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. This week we learned that Pennsylvania’s state agency overseeing homeland security has been gathering McCarthy-style “research” on state residents, including everyday Pennsylvanians concerned about the health and environmental damage caused by loosely regulated gas drilling. Governor Rendell has since terminated the contract with the company that[Read More…]
Viewing Theodore Roosevelt as Our ‘Green’ Mentor
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer President Theodore Roosevelt probably did more to create a culture of ecology in the United States than any other of our presidents. Yet, if he were alive today and undertaking some of his favorite pastimes, he’d be thought of as an environmental charlatan.[Read More…]
Phil Davison, GOP Candidate, Delivers Stark County Treasurer Speech (Video)
Stark County, OH-(ENEWSPF)- Phil Davison, GOP candidate for Stark County Treasurer, delivers perhaps the worst campaign speech in the history of modern politics. Some commentary and background from CantonRep.com: Phil Davison’s rant to Stark County Republican insiders was good for an “oh my gosh” laugh. But lost in much of[Read More…]
It’s Time To Listen To Teachers On Issues Of Education
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer Why is it that the last people listened to regarding problems in public education are the ones who deal with it on the front line day after day? Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 education plan came onto the charts back in 2004. Immediately, classroom[Read More…]
Audubon: The Senate and the Gulf: A Ticking Clock
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2010. This article first appeared in The Miami Herald and other McClatchy-Tribune publications around the country September 8, 2010. By Audubon President, David Yarnold Is this too much to ask of the Senate? To hold polluters like BP accountable for their catastrophes and make funds available for[Read More…]
Republicans Campaign by Litigation Nationwide
Commentary The G.O.P. is unveiling a new campaign tactic for the fall elections: litigation. They haven’t got a snowball’s chance in a September Washington of winning these cases. From Politico.com, and the people have who repeatedly insist that Barack Obama is of the Muslim faith born outside the United States:[Read More…]
Putting ‘Labor’ Back into the Celebration of Labor Day
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer For more than 125 years, Americans have observed Labor Day on the first Monday of September. The observance began with a ceremony in New York in 1882 and soon spread across the nation, becoming a federal holiday in 1894. Today it is[Read More…]
