Analysis By Rosemary Piser Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The time has come for comprehensive health care reform that will put the United States on a path to the delivery of high performance health care for all its citizens. According to data published by the Department of Health and Human Services, in[Read More…]
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Human Rights Campaign Statement on Lutheran Church Opening Doors to Lesbian and Gay Ministers in Committed Relationships
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement on today’s historic decision by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s (ELCA) to lift its ban on noncelibate lesbian and gay pastors and to allow for those in committed[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 24, 2009
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo:Wendy Heise) 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 local[Read More…]
Jon Stewart Smacks Down Healthcare Reform Opponent Betsy McCaughey
Commentary From Salon.com: Back in the early 1990’s, Betsy McCaughey wrote “No Exit,” an article for The New Republic on the Clinton administration’s healthcare reform plan. The piece was filled with falsehoods — so many, in fact, that the magazine later disowned it. But by then, it was too late;[Read More…]
Health Care Mobs = Swift Boat Vets. And the Press Plays Dumb, Again
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Here we go again. During August’s summer daze, right-wing mini-mobs (egged on by corporate interests) have run wild at town hall meetings, propagating all kinds of smears and misinformation in an effort to derail an important Democratic campaign. Yet the mini-mob members have been treated as[Read More…]
Betsy Mccaughey Resigns from Medical Company Board Over ‘Conflict Of Interest’ Concerns
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Washington Independent highlights Betsy McCaughey’s resignation from the board of directors of Cantel Medical Corp., a medical products company, to “avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest.” McCaughey’s resignation coincides with her attempt to revive her false end-of-life counseling smears on The Daily Show. According to[Read More…]
South Suburban Food Co-op Celebrates 35 Years
Board members John Franzese Sr.and Nancy Herschberger were the picnic’s welcoming crew. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Hidden away in an industrial complex owned by the Stawicki’s the South Suburban Food Co-op recently had a pot luck picnic to celebrate their 35th year of being in business. After packing up their[Read More…]
Let’s Get Back To Basics On Reform Of U.S. Health Insurance System
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Lots of people are trying to make the Washington debate on health care much more complicated than it should be. Actually it’s really about only two issues: (1) making sure that the millions of Americans who presently have no health insurance are able to get[Read More…]
Creating a Personal Environmental Sustainability Program
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Environmental sustainability is the terminology applied to planned efforts to preserve natural resources with minimal dependence on synthetic products, especially those that emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The sustainability movement is focused on concerted efforts to slow down the earth’s current warming process.[Read More…]
The Press Still Loves John McCain
Commentary By Jamison Foser Here’s Chris Cillizza’s explanation for calling John McCain’s eleventy-eighth Sunday show appearance this year (scheduled for Sunday’s broadcast of ABC’s This Week) “must-see” television: Chris Cillizza: I think that McCain still holds serious power within the party despite the fact that he lost the 2008 presidential[Read More…]
