Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project "American education proceeds on the assumption that God is either dead or irrelevant." So argues philosopher Warren Nord in a provocative new book, Does God Make a Difference?: Taking Religion Seriously in Our Schools and Universities, published by Oxford University Press.[Read More…]
Opinion
AARP Calls on President to Consider Impact of Budget Proposals on Real People
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2010. While today’s report from the President’s Fiscal Commission has failed to garner the needed votes to move the package directly to Congress, AARP recognizes that the deficit remains a problem. The organization calls on President Obama to assess the impact on real people of any of the[Read More…]
Bragging About Futile Seizures, Invoking God, and Arresting Willie Nelson Does Not Weaken Drug Cartels
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010. Back in May, the Associated Press published the first piece in a groundbreaking series concluding that, after 40 years and more than $1 trillion spent, America’s war on drugs “has failed to meet any of its goals.” Today, as part of the same series, the AP[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits: “President Obama has said that Americans don’t expect Washington to solve their problems, but they rightfully expect government to work for them — not against them. I agree. “Over[Read More…]
Op-Ed by President Clinton in the Independent on World AIDS Day
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. The op-ed was published in today’s Indepedent On World AIDS Day ten years ago, as I was preparing to leave office, the world was only beginning to grasp the severity of the AIDS crisis. Nearly 36,000,000 men, women and children were living with the disease, but[Read More…]
AARP: Deficit Commission Proposes Multiple Hits on Current and Future Retirees
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. AARP remains deeply concerned that the recommendations from the Co-Chairs of the President’s Fiscal Commission would take our nation in the wrong direction, eroding the health and financial security of middle class Americans. The unbalanced deficit reduction proposals from the Fiscal Commission dim further the prospects for[Read More…]
Palin, And What Now Passes For Reporting
Commentary By Eric Boehlert We’ve noted how the Beltway press corps has adopted a lazy new approach to covering Sarah Palin and how the most regrettable development is that when she posts a Facebook message (read: press release) reporters simply type it up as news. Well, here’s the perfect example,[Read More…]
Feds Move to Outlaw Synthetic Marijuana Blends
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2010. The DEA announced today that it will temporarily classify five synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana as Schedule 1 drugs, meaning they have no medical value, a high potential for abuse, and will be illegal to sell, purchase, or use. (Marijuana itself, as many[Read More…]
OP-ED by Vice President Biden in the Wall Street Journal: ‘The Case for Ratifying New Start’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2010. The following op-ed, written by Vice President Joe Biden, was published in today’s Wall Street Journal: The Case for Ratifying New StartPresident Obama has shown that missile defense and arms control can proceed hand-in-hand.By JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. In September 2009, when President Obama decided to[Read More…]
Marshall Field’s Brick Sale
The Park Forest Historical Society is selling pieces of history just in time for Holiday giving. Marshall Field’s Park Forest Store bricks are for sale at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 141 Forest Blvd, Saturday December 11 and 18, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The museum features the[Read More…]
