Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Baseball is looking for contact information from any former player, manager, coach, board member, or volunteer of PF Baseball since 1951 so they can plan a celebration at Opening Day ceremonies. Any news articles, items of special interest, or anecdotes and stories would be greatly[Read More…]
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Jackson: DC Vouchers Earned Failing Grade
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2011. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. today voted against H.R. 471, the poorly-named Scholarships for Opportunity Results (SOAR) Act. This bill would perpetuate a school voucher program in Washington, DC that has failed to achieve any successful results. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it costs approximately $100[Read More…]
Demanding End to Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Security Council Imposes Targeted Sanctions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2011 – With the post-electoral deadlock in Côte d’Ivoire now entering its fifth month and the crisis showing no signs of abating, the Security Council today demanded an immediate end to the violence against civilians and decided to impose targeted sanctions against former president Laurent Gbagbo, his[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2011 – 1:27 P.M. EDT. Also participating in today’s Press briefing are Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I have with me two special guests, here to[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Libya, March 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. As is common practice for this and all Administrations, I am not going to comment on intelligence matters. I will reiterate what the President said yesterday – no decision has been made about providing arms to the opposition or to any group in Libya. We’re[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Cesar Chavez Day
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Our Nation’s story of progress is rich with profound struggle and great sacrifice, marked by the selfless acts and fearless leadership of remarkable Americans. A true champion for justice, Cesar Chavez advocated for and won many of the rights and benefits we now enjoy, and his[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady during Ballou High School Visit
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011 – 1:57 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, it was — Principal Branch, it was important to tell that story, because another one of the reasons why I like to come out to schools is because I want the nation to see all that you all have[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, March 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Deputy Secretary Steinberg Transition to Dean of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University U.S. Engagement in Human Rights Council / U.S. Intends to Pursue Second Term at Council at HRC Elections in New York in May 2012 / U.S. Has[Read More…]
IL Emergency Management Agency Detects Radioactive Material from Japanese Reactor in Air, Grass Samples
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Minute levels of radioactive materials believed to be related to the troubled Fukushima nuclear power reactors in Japan have been detected by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). Radioactive iodine was found in grass clippings collected in Will County and in an air sample collected at IEMA’s[Read More…]
Did Mayor John A. Ostenburg Cause The Great Recession?
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Did Mayor Ostenburg cause the Great Recession? This is America, after all, and we have a right to know. Listening to the rhetoric in the current political campaign, I realize that some of the criticisms of our local economy are also directed at me, and every[Read More…]
