Former State Rep. Robin Kelly announces her campaign for State Treasurer. (Photo: Shelia Hester-Whorton Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On Monday, south suburbanite, Robin Kelly, official announced her candidacy for State Treasurer with a pledge to “put the people of Illinois first.” “Tough times cause for steady leadership and that’s why I am[Read More…]
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Remarks By President Obama At New Hampshire Town Hall On Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2009 – 1:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Portsmouth! Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody have a seat. Oh, thank you so — AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. Thank you. (Laughter.) It is great to be back in Portsmouth.[Read More…]
ACLU: Students With Disabilities Face Corporal Punishment At Higher Rates
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2009. Students with disabilities face corporal punishment in public schools at disproportionately high rates, says a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. The physical discipline, which often includes beatings, can worsen these students’ medical conditions and undermine their education, says[Read More…]
New Report Examines Insurance Company Practice of Denying Coverage To or Discriminating Against Americans Who Have Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2009. In a new report, “Coverage Denied: How the Current Health Insurance System Leaves Millions Behind,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services examines the insurance company practice of denying coverage to or discriminating against Americans who have pre-existing medical conditions. A recent national survey found[Read More…]
Durbin Meets With Small Business Owners To Discuss Health Insurance Reform
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2009. Health insurance reform will not be successful until the needs of small businesses and the self-employed are met, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today. Of the nearly 46 million Americans without health insurance, more than half are small business owners, employees, the self-employed and their[Read More…]
Echo Platoon: Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail and Sarah Lazare Echo Platoon is part of the 82nd Replacement Detachment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Soldiers in the platoon are relegated to living quarters in a set of dimly lit concrete rooms. Pipes peep out of missing ceiling[Read More…]
Time for Media to Clarify the Health Care Debate
Commentary By Jamison Foser Depending on how you look at it, we’re roughly six months or 60 years into the debate over whether and how the government should ensure universal health care for all Americans. And yet if there’s one thing polling on the public’s opinions about health care makes[Read More…]
Reach of Online Speech Raises New Issues of Freedom
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director When the poetic line “Oh what a tangled web we weave …” was penned a few centuries ago, Sir Walter Scott had no idea what irony those words might have when applied to the 21st century’s[Read More…]
Managing Park Forest Week of August 10, 2009
The Village Board met with Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Boards and Commissions Saturday. Staff liaisons also attended. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF) –August 10, 2009. While the temperatures are soaring, Park Forest’s elected officials, management and staff continue their hard work finalizing summer projects and planning for the fall season.[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of August 10, 2009
Tall Grass Arts Association is featuring pieces by sculptor Richard Hunt. Image courtesy of G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. (Photography By: Janet Sheard) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2009. It doesn’t seem possible that another summer season is quickly drawing to a close. It’s time to participate in Park Forest’s end of the[Read More…]
