To The Editor: This letter is in response to the recent articles covering immigration. My grandfather Albert Joseph Bialek came to the United States from Poland (Galicia) in 1910. Per the Ellis Island website, he boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in Bremen, Germany (formerly Prussia). He had just[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Where’s the Salt, Park Forest?
To The Editor: I have just noticed that at 11:30 in the morning on Thursday, January 12, with the town well encased with ice and low temperatures continuing, the downtown area has not been salted and I wonder why that is. Are they waiting for a lawsuit? Is this the way Village[Read More…]
To The Editor: A Note Of “Thanks” for Interviewing Golden Apple Award Winner Debra Thomas
To The Editor: Just a note to say “thanks” for the excellent interview on eNewsPF with Debra Thomas regarding the Golden Apple Award. As I mentioned at Monday night’s Village Board meeting, this is a great honor for her as an educator, but also for Rich East High School and the Village[Read More…]
To The Editor: Are We Forgotten In The South Suburbs By Candidates?
To The Editor: My name is Tony Mielcarz and I have lived in Park Forest for about 50 years, voted in all elections that I could. But this is the first time in my 77 plus years of living in the south suburbs that I can remember not receiving any[Read More…]
To The Editor: Empowering Small Donors through Campaign Finance Reform
To The Editor: We would like to think that the strength of our voice is not dependent on the size of our wallets. Today, however, money speaks louder than votes. For instance, a recent Politico investigation found that the 67 biggest donors to the current election have given more than[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor Regarding Jane Lorin Article
To The Editor: The Janet Lorin article on Caribbean medical schools (Senator Durbin to Secretary Duncan: Time to Crack Down on For-Profit Medical Schools That Use Offshore Loophole) contains many mischaracterizations about our institutions, but perhaps the most egregious is an outright omission of a critical academic outcome: the 96%[Read More…]
To The Editor: Prairie State Board Hiring Friends and Relatives
To The Editor: When citizens and the press do not monitor the workings of government, democracy withers. Such is the case with Prairie State College. The Board of Trustees has successfully begun using the college as a location for the hiring of friends and relatives, even changing requirements for specific[Read More…]
Best Wishes from Texas, Park Forest
Commentary June Venable writes from Texas: "What a surprise to happen on you site. My husband and I lived in PF in the early to mid-50s. Our three children were born there. We remember our nice neighbors and the good times we had. We moved back to Texas and have[Read More…]
To The Editor: Not So Fast On ‘Great Recession’ Op-Ed
To The Editor: With regard to your 3/30/11 commentary, “Did Mayor John A. Ostenburg Cause The Great Recession?”, the Village government’s share of property taxes for tax year 1999 for SD 163 (Rich Township) in 1999 was 21.5% and 30.6% in 2009. Conversely, the school’s share decreased from 67.3% to[Read More…]
Letters: Thanks From Adeline
Commentary A very nice email from eNews Park Forest reader Adeline Anderson, who had changed her email address and lost touch with ENEWSPF for a while: Gary, thanks so much for returning me to eNews PF. I missed it. It’s like having the return of an old friend. Adeline AndersonPark[Read More…]