Attendees enjoy last year’s Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club celebrates their 40th Annual South Suburban Earth Science Club’s Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show on Saturday and Sunday, October 17th and 18th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.[Read More…]
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Governors State University to Hold Interdisciplinary Studies Portfolio Workshop
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The College of Arts and Sciences at Governors State University will hold a Prior Learning Portfolio Workshop on Saturday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. Attendees will learn how to develop a portfolio of prior learning to apply toward a B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The[Read More…]
Franklin D. Roosevelt: ‘The Economic Bill of Rights’
Commentary This was once America, rescued at last from the gilded age. We can do this again. We can revive and seal the New Deal. The rich were on board because they had lived through the Great Depression, and they knew a thriving middle class was the path to the[Read More…]
Michelle Obama Fends Off Big Bird’s Demand for President’s Birth Certificate
First Lady Michelle Obama handled herself well in the face of the worst attack yet by Birthers, this time coming face to face with Sesame Street’s Big Bird. Big Bird, remember, was hatched. Thanks to Conan O’Brien for sharing this remarkable footage with us. Here’s a transcription: Conan O’Brien: First[Read More…]
PSC Board of Trustees to Begin Search for New Member
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– With the retirement of John Marks from the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees, the board is seeking candidates to fill the vacant position. The board is required to appoint an interim trustee to serve until the next PSC election in 2011. Board Chair Mark Fazzini[Read More…]
IL Supreme Court Suspends Western Illinois University University Attorney
News from the Western Courier: The Illinois Supreme Court has issued a 90-day suspension to Bruce Biagini, a Macomb attorney, who has represented Western Illinois University since the early 1990s and serves as the school’s ethics officer, for an ethical lapse. The suspension will begin on Oct. 13, 2009. According[Read More…]
The New York Times’ Pointless Pursuit of Right-Wing “Buzz” Stories
Jill Abramson, the managing editor for news, agreed with me that the paper was "slow off the mark," and blamed "insufficient tuned-in-ness to the issues that are dominating Fox News and talk radio." She and Bill Keller, the executive editor, said last week that they would now assign an editor[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: Jonathan A. Gilmore, Suspect in Nationwide Bank Robbery Spree Captured in Miami
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC) of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined by Steven Ibison, SAC of the FBI’s Tampa office and Michael J. Folmar, Acting SAC of the FBI’s Miami office, in announcing the arrest of an individual who is[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Health Insurance Reform Event With U.S. Doctors
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2009 – 11:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Please, have a seat on this spectacular day here in the Rose Garden. I want to welcome all the doctors who gave joined us today at the White House. But there[Read More…]
Fewer U.S. Schools Selling Less Nutritious Food and Beverages
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2009. Fewer secondary schools in the United States are selling less nutritious foods and beverages, such as candy and soda, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The greatest improvements were seen in states that have adopted strong school nutrition standards and[Read More…]
