Commentary By Karl Frisch Long before the pundit-driven 24-hour news cycle began poisoning the media landscape, the 1987 confirmation hearings of Reagan Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork played out in front of a national television audience. Though CNN broadcast the hearings live, the network was not yet available in many[Read More…]
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Saradise Lost: How Alaska Bloggers Dethroned Sarah Palin
Commentary by Eric Boehlert It turns out that blogger Phil Munger hears all his big, breaking Sarah Palin news in the kitchen of his house, which overlooks Neklason Lake and sits just 10 miles from the center of Wasilla, the Southcentral Alaska town where Palin once served as mayor. On[Read More…]
PSC Offers Variety of Non-Credit Course Offerings for Fall
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Brush up on Microsoft Excel. Develop essential business skills. Get the training needed to become a pharmacy technician. Learn a new language. Do all of this and more by taking a Prairie State College (PSC) non-credit course. PSC’s non-credit courses begin at various times throughout August, September,[Read More…]
Education Secretary Duncan Issues Statement on Report That Profiles Successful Pell Grant Recipients
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement on the release of the National Center for Education Statistics report A Profile of Successful Pell Grant Recipients: Time to Bachelor’s Degree and Early Graduate School Enrollment. Today’s report shows that nearly 40 percent of students[Read More…]
DOL Announces $220 Million Competition to Fund Programs That Prepare Workers for Careers in Health Care Industry
TOPEKA, Kan.–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2009. During a visit to the Shawnee County Community Health Center as a stop on the Obama administration’s Rural Tour, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a $220 million competition to fund projects that prepare workers for careers in the health care and other high[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Ask Shooting Suspect to Turn Self In
Park Forest Police are asking shooting suspect Timothy J. Lucas to turn himself in peacefully. (Source: PFPD) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Police are asking the alleged suspect in a shooting Saturday to turn himself in peacefully, according to a statement issued by the PFPD Monday afternoon. Police are seeking[Read More…]
Teenager Allegedly Leads Police on Midnight Car Chase
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police say a Park Forest teenager told them he panicked when he saw flashing lights and heard sirens behind him after he allegedly took the family car without permission just after midnight last Friday. The chase ended when the car he was driving struck a tree. On[Read More…]
High Marks for the City of Chicago Treasurer’s Small Business Expo
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– This past Friday, Stephanie Neely, the City Treasurer of Chicago, hosted the Eight Annual Small Business Expo at the UIC Forum. The expo held up to its reputation of being a premier event for connecting small businesses to success. With over 30 workshops in both English and Spanish,[Read More…]
Pets to Breathe Easier in Park Forest
Invisible Fence of Chicagoland donated oxygen recovery masks for pets to the Park Forest Fire Department. (Photo: NIH) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Fire Department recently received a donation that will help prevent pets from falling victim to smoke inhalation due to fire. Invisible Fence of Chicagoland donated oxygen[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Credit Crime Free Housing Ordinance with Marked Drop in Calls for Service
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Police Department credits the Village’s Crime Free Housing Ordinance with a marked drop in calls for service in 2009 compared to 2008. According to Chief Thomas Fleming, as of the July 19, 2009 neighborhood meeting at Hope Lutheran Church, police have seen 1,800 fewer[Read More…]
