By Viveca Novak and Lori Robertson FactCheck.org Summary Would the House-passed health care bill make a tough economy worse and wipe out more jobs, as claimed in a TV ad from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce? Or would it help small business and encourage economic growth, as claimed in an[Read More…]
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‘Climategate’ E-Mails Show Scientists in Bad Light, Don’t Change Scientific Consensus on Global Warming
By Jess Henig FactCheck.org Summary In late November 2009, more than 1,000 e-mails between scientists at the Climate Research Unit of the U.K.’s University of East Anglia were stolen and made public by an as-yet-unnamed hacker. Climate skeptics are claiming that they show scientific misconduct that amounts to the complete[Read More…]
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: Teflon in Convenient Book Form
Commentary By Terry Krepel Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Weekly Standard associate editor Matthew Continetti’s book The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star lives up to its name — the author does indeed paint his subject as the victim of persecution by the "feral[Read More…]
The Washington Post’s Tiger Beat
Commentary By Jamison Foser There are important things going on in the world — climate change talks in Copenhagen, health care reform nearing its endgame, President Obama sending more troops to Afghanistan (and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize), and continued economic uncertainty, just to name a few. And yet The[Read More…]
Glenn Beck’s Climate Czar Called for Quarantining AIDS Patients ‘For Life’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters Action Network, our partner organization, has unearthed a 1987 American Spectator article (available here) in which Lord Christopher Monckton — one of the right’s favorite global warming deniers — advocates requiring the entire population to undergo monthly HIV tests and forcibly quarantining "for life" those who test positive. You[Read More…]
With ‘Climategate’ and Jennings Smears, the Right Goes Guerilla
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The conservative reaction to President Obama’s election is turning downright Faustian. As the rhetoric on the right has grown increasingly shrill, a few conservatives have raised their voices in alarm, counseling their ideological kin to step back from the abyss. Former Bush speechwriter David Frum wrote in August[Read More…]
Park Forest Receives $500,000 Federal Funding for Water and Sewer Repairs
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Last week, Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg announced that a $500,000 federal grant to fund critical Village sanitary sewer and water repairs was included in the 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act recently signed into law by President Barack Obama. The grant was requested by Congressman Jesse[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Influenza Activity Estimates, December 11, 2009
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2009. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of December 9, 2009) Allocated 2,772,700 Ordered 2,628,000 Shipped 2,598,520 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents directly[Read More…]
2009 H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, December 11, 2009
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2009. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of November 29-December 5, 2009, influenza activity decreased over the previous week across all key indicators except for[Read More…]
Marian Honors November Students of Month
Adam King (Lansing), Kristina Brost (Flossmoor), Gianna Patrizi (Orland Park) and Hannah Lang (Monee) lead a blessing during the all-school Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday at Marian Catholic High School. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School recently honored its Students of the[Read More…]
