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When Government Prays, Religion Loses

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Hashmel Turner of Fredericksburg, Va., wears two hats: City Council member and part-time pastor of the First Baptist Church of Love. Not surprisingly, Rev. Turner wants to pray in the name of Jesus Christ — including[Read More…]

Kaplan University Graduates 2,278 Online Students

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hundreds of online Kaplan University students from all across the United States, and from Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands, gathered at the Chicago Symphony Theatre today to celebrate a milestone event—their college graduation. Juli Norell, the student speaker, commended her fellow graduates for overcoming obstacles to achieve their[Read More…]

Police Follow Trail of Car Burglaries, Vandalism

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police followed a trail of burglaries and vandalism to motor vehicles throughout the night of Wednesday, July 30. Calls started coming into SouthCom dispatch beginning around 4 a.m. The first call was a report that the front passenger side window of a vehicle parked in the 200[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Report – August 4, 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…]

Study Showing Enthusiasm for Marriage Among Same-sex Couples

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new study published today by UCLA’s Williams Institute finds that same-sex couples eagerly take advantage of the ability to marry or form civil unions when presented with the opportunity. More than 85,000 couples have already signed up for legal recognition in eleven states—40% of all same-sex couples[Read More…]

Tips on Going Back to School

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With a struggling economy and layoffs happening in several industries throughout California, many people are going back to school to create some “insurance” for themselves in case of an unexpected job termination. For some adults who haven’t been in school for several years, the process of finding a[Read More…]

Same-Sex Prenuptial Agreements Offer Protection for Gay Couples

Desert Hot Springs, CA (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 — LawDepot.com is proud to announce the introduction of its California Same-Sex Marriage Prenuptial Agreement (http://www.lawdepot.com/contracts/same-sex-prenup). This new document allows same-sex couples planning to get married in California to create a prenuptial agreement to protect their assets prior to the marriage. With[Read More…]

LingusTV is Born, a New Way of Learning Spanish

Barcelona, Spain (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 — A new television web channel has just emerged. It is Lingus.tv (www.lingus.tv), a channel dedicated to teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Lingus.tv is fundamentally distinguished for basing its teaching method on a sitcom, its own production, making the core issues of its[Read More…]

Police Bombings Raise New Fears in Iraq

Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Jul 31 (IPS) – A tense security situation in this volatile city has worsened after some policemen found bombs planted on the roofs of their houses. Astonishing attacks have been launched against police leaders during the past weeks in Fallujah,[Read More…]

Car Talk (The one sided argument)

If you have not already known, I really love cars.  Sometimes, I love cars so much, it is hard for me to mention anything negative.  Well, I will try my absolute hardest to make sure that my car reviews are not one sided arguments.  In my upcoming reviews, I will[Read More…]

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