Month: December 2009

Agreement on Iraqi Election Law Means Polls Can Go Ahead in February – UN Official

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 December 2009 – The head of the United Nations mission in Iraq today congratulated the Council of Representatives on finalizing the country’s election law, making it feasible to hold parliamentary polls next February. Ad Melkert, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, stated that the mission (UNAMI) has worked[Read More…]

To the Editor – December 7, 2009

Many of Us Dispute Man Caused Global Warming There are many of us who dispute the concept of man caused global warming and those of us old enough remember the debate over global cooling. In your paper I see a large body of political content taken, it seems, from the[Read More…]

On Afghanistan, Fox News Decides, Then Reports

Commentary President Obama never had a chance … It didn’t matter what decision he came to regarding troop levels in Afghanistan, or what he said about the ongoing conflict there, because Fox News and the rest of the conservative media had already reached two conclusions. First, he took too long.[Read More…]

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing — Or Maybe Not

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar ’Twas the nightmare before Christmas late last month for Michael Stratechuk of Maplewood, N.J., when a federal appeals court upheld a local school district policy barring religious music from school events during the holiday season. Stratechuk,[Read More…]

Volunteers Sought for Park Forest Boards, Commissions

Village has nine volunteer advisory boards and commissions Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Volunteers are being sought for nine advisory boards and commissions that operate in the Village of Park Forest. The groups are the Beautification Awards Committee, the Cable Communications Commission, the Commission on Human Relations, the Economic Development Advisory Group,[Read More…]

Park Forest Board Considering Ways to Spend CN Funds

Approximately $500,000 available to assist homeowners on railway Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Over the next several weeks, the Park Forest Village Board will be discussing various ways to distribute approximately $500,000 to residences directly along portions of the old EJ&E rail line. The funds are available as a portion of a[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for December 7, 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[Read More…]

Forgery Suspect Leaves State ID with Bank Teller

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man suspected of trying to cash a forged check was nice enough to leave his State ID card with a bank teller after he apparently lost his nerve and left the bank. Police were dispatched to Chase Bank, 202 Forest Boulevard, on December 2 to investigate[Read More…]

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