Day: May 17, 2010

Experts Group Presents Report on New Strategic Concept for NATO

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–17 May, 2010.  On 17 May, the Group of Experts appointed by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to lay the groundwork for a new Strategic Concept for NATO presented its analysis and recommendations to the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Speaking to the Council, the Secretary General thanked the experts for[Read More…]

Jewel-Osco: Where Have All The People Gone?

Brief Commentary By Gary Kopycinski I ran to Jewel-Osco Sunday before mass for dish detergent, and left with everything but. After forgetting the item I really needed, I debated on waiting for a cashier, or trying to negotiate one of the so-called “self-checkout” lanes. Been there before, and the self-checkouts[Read More…]

Don’t Make Me Laugh, They Might Sue You

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director What is it about humor that all too often results in situations that decidedly are not a laughing matter? Free speech in comedy attracts controversy as well as belly laughs, and in the case of two[Read More…]

Arizona’s War on Immigrants

By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Review Most immigrants are economic refugees," Bob Kee explained as we drove across the rolling arid hills of south-central Arizona towards the border of Mexico. "US policy in the post-9/11 world states that the government knew there would[Read More…]

District 162 Students Exhibit Math Skills

Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Students in Matteson Elementary School District 162 recently demonstrated their math skills in two south suburban math competitions. The District’s seventh grade team placed third and the eighth grade team placed fifth at the South Suburban Middle School Math Competition held at Providence Catholic High School. Seventh grade[Read More…]

Illinois School Inducts NJHS Members

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Matteson Elementary School District 162’s Illinois School recently held induction ceremonies for its National Junior Honor Society members. The students include: Storm Dade, Kameron Davis, Anna Farley, Khaleah Griffin, Karmyn Smith-Ross, Briana Tate, Ella Thornton, and Nicole Vega.

GSU Hosts Community College Counselors Day

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Community college counselors help their graduating students succeed by guiding them to the educational opportunity that best fits their interests, goals, and financial situation. To provide area community college counselors with accurate, up-to-date information, Governors State University recently sponsored a daylong information session for the[Read More…]

Pirates, Mermaids Accompany Peter Pan to GSU

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The classic adventure about a boy who won’t grow up, ‘Peter Pan,’ comes to the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University for a single performance Thursday, July 15, at 11 a.m. As presented by Emerald City Theatre, ‘Peter Pan’ is a rousing tale suitable for[Read More…]

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Learning About the Earth with the USDA

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Foreset, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mark Bramstedt and Robert Jankowski (front, left to right) from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, collect a soil sample from the Prairie and Nature Preserve of Prairie State College, located on the south side of campus. The college plans to restore this area to[Read More…]

District 163 Kindergarten 2010-11 Registration

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will conduct kindergarten registration for the 2010-2011 school year from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, and from noon – 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 27, at the District Office, 242 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest. Children must be five-years-old on[Read More…]

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