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…]
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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…]
Abraxas In Concert At Freedom Hall April 10
Abraxas performs at Lavapalooza in September 2009 in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. (Photo: Abraxas) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On April 10, Abraxas will be in concert at Freedom Hall in Park Forest at 8 pm. Abraxas performs a stunning musical tribute to the great Carlos Santana. Having performed for millions of[Read More…]
Spotlight School Awards In District 162
The media center at Illinois School. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Four schools in Matteson School District 162 were named 2009 Spotlight Schools by the Illinois State Board of Education. The schools include Arcadia School in Olympia Fields, Matteson School in Matteson, Sauk School in Richton Park, and Huth Middle[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of March 29, 2010
Lisa Thomas of Park Forest poses a question at the Neighborhood Meeting hosted by the Village Board last Wednesday at Dining on the Green. About 60 residents attended. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2010. Park Forest and other south-suburban residents are well-aware of the high density levels of[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for March 29, 2010
Park Forest PAAC last summer. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
What Health Care Reform Will Mean to You
Analysis By: Elizabeth Agnvall Source: AARP Bulletin Today It may be, like many Americans, that you’ve been bewildered—or bored—by the raft of details on health care legislation. But now that the overhaul is the law of the land, you’re probably wondering what the reforms will mean to you and your[Read More…]
Democrats Nominate Sheila Simon to be Quinn’s Running Mate
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Sheila Simon today was nominated as Gov. Pat Quinn’s Lieutenant Governor running mate by the Illinois Democratic State Central Committee. Quinn announced this week that Simon was his preferred running mate.
