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…]
Opinion
Publishing Teacher Ratings by Name Hinders Education Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Today a new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress concludes that publishing teacher-performance ratings by name will undermine efforts to improve public schools. The paper documents the harmful impacts resulting from the public release of this information and outlines ways in which teacher-performance[Read More…]
Note to Michele Bachmann: The ACLU is Far From Alone in Opposing Torture by the CIA (or Anyone Else)
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…]
Michele Bachmann: Obama ‘Put Us In Libya. He Is Now Putting Us In Africa’ (Huffpost VIDEO)
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…]
eNews Park Forest, the Busy, Seemingly Endless Treadmill
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…]
Veterans Day Op-ed by Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden
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…]
Sierra Club: State Dept. Announces Reevaluation of Keystone XL Tar Sand Pipeline
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…]
Medical Marijuana Legalization Not Associated With Increases In Youth Pot Use, Study Says
Providence, RI–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. The enactment of state laws allowing for the limited use of cannabis by physician-authorized patients is not associated with increases in young people’s self-reported use of the substance, according to survey data presented last week by researchers at the annual meeting of the American Public Health[Read More…]
Penn State Students Riot to Defend Paterno’s Right to Cover Up Pedophilia
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…]
Why Paterno? Well, There’s This…
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…]
