Commentary Wisconsin Retirees: Paul Ryan Would ‘Tear Seniors’ Safety Net to Shreds’ by Gary Kopycinski on August 30, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2012. Tonight, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin accepted the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States.