Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar One of the most famous and compelling Fourth of July speeches in American history was no flag-waving paean to the glories of Old Glory — it was instead a searing judgment on the nation’s failure to[Read More…]
Month: July 2008
Village Water Still Makes a Splash
A recent report shows Park Forest water meets or exceeds all federal and state standards. (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– According to a report recently issued by the Park Forest Department of Public works, village water meets or surpasses every federal and state standard. The 2008 Water Report lists the[Read More…]
Man Allegedly Threatens Family Member with Knife
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police quickly caught up with a Richton Park man early Saturday morning who left a house in Park Forest after he allegedly threatened a family member with a knife. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of New Salem shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Report – July 7, 2008
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[Read More…]
Tale of a Palestinian Journalist
`Do you have love in your culture?’ by Dahr Jamail (Note to readers-this is an expanded piece about the same topic, with much more information, than that published in French for LMD on 3 July 2008) Muhammad Omer and I jointly received the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism in London[Read More…]
Radiotherapy Treatment For Breast Cancer
Radiotherapy for breast cancer can be a bit of an ordeal. For me, the worst moment after being told I had cancer was being told I would need chemotherapy and radiotherapy as treatment to fight the disease. Having been there I know its shocking and I felt I just simply[Read More…]
Rodgers & Hart Classic ‘Babes In Arms’ Coming to ITC
Cast members for Babes in Arms, coming to the Illinois Theatre Center in July. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois Theatre Center announced their Summerfest musical, BABES IN ARMS, the 1937 hit with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Summerfest features a mix of professional performers,[Read More…]
IRAQ: Journalist Charges Censorship by U.S. Military in Fallujah
Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 3 (IPS) – U.S. journalist Zoriah Miller says he was censored by the U.S. military in the Iraqi city of Fallujah after photographing Marines who died in a suicide bombing. On Jun. 26, a suicide bomber attacked a city council meeting[Read More…]
New Residents Treated to Dinner, Entertainment
New residents were welcomed at Dining on the Green Wednesday evening. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village of Park Forest welcomed new residents at Dining on the Green Wednesday evening. The event featured dinner, an opportunity for voter registration, and a brief introduction to Village officials, commissioners and[Read More…]
Prairie State Professors Tap Their Artistic Side
Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)—Professor of Information Technology Shelly Hokanson teaches classes such as Computer Forensics, Technology of e-Commerce, and Introduction to Web site Development. While one can frequently find her researching the hottest new trends on the Web, she is more than just a “computer geek.” Hokanson enjoys photography and[Read More…]