CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2010. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) says time is running out to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid if students would like to be considered for state Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants. That’s because eligible applications are up nearly 37 percent over last year, according[Read More…]
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Ahead of Donors’ Meeting On Haiti, UN Calls for More Than $11 Billion in Spending
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 March 2010 – The “smart” rebuilding of Haiti after January’s earthquake will require some $11.5 billion of spending over the next 10 years, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today ahead of Wednesday’s international donor meeting on the way ahead for the Caribbean country. “That is our challenge in New[Read More…]
Double Suicide Bombings On Rush-Hour Moscow Subway Kill At Least 38, Wound More Than 60 (Video)
Moscow–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Tribune: Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday in twin attacks on Moscow subway stations jam-packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 60, officials said. They blamed the carnage on rebels from the Caucasus region. The blasts come six[Read More…]
Two Russian Subway Stations Attacked by Female Suicide Bombers
Moscow, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2010. Two female suicide bombers set off explosions in two subway stations in central Moscow during Monday morning’s rush hour killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 60 people. According to Alexander Bortnikov of the Russian Federal Security Service, findings from the preliminary assessment show[Read More…]
Welcome to Harry Potter Week At The Holiday Star
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– It’s Harry Potter week at the Holiday Star Theater. All movies start at 1:10 p.m., and all you have to pay is $2.75 per person. “The theater is a magical place,” says owner Kenny Yochelson. “I am constantly amazed by what happens here.” Be part of the[Read More…]
Park Forest Baseball Ready To Take The Fields
Park Forest Baseball is ready to take to the fields. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– March 29th marks the first day that Park Forest Baseball teams can officially begin practice. The league has seventeen teams that will have 3 weeks to get their team ready for Opening Day on[Read More…]
Soldier of Conscience Granted Clemency, Released
Sgt. Travis Bishop. (Photo: via Travis Bishop) By: Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report Last August, Travis Bishop refused to serve in Afghanistan. Having filed for Conscientious Objector (CO) status, Bishop, based at Fort Hood, Texas, in the US Army’s 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, was[Read More…]
Patriotic Or Religious, ‘Under God’ Is Here To Stay
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum The long, bitter and emotional legal battle over “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance may have come to a quiet end on March 11. That’s the day a panel of the 9th[Read More…]
Speaker Challenges League Members to Advocate for HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in Schools
Dr. Marvel McCain Parker addresses the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area Saturday in University Park. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dr. Marvel McCain Parker issued a challenge Saturday night to the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area, urging members to "become advocates[Read More…]
Chicago Man Charged with Providing Material Support to al Qaeda by Attempting to Send Funds Overseas
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Chicago man who claims to be acquainted with an alleged terrorist leader in Pakistan was arrested Friday on federal charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization for allegedly attempting to provide funds overseas to al Qaeda, federal law enforcement officials announced. Although the defendant,[Read More…]
