Letters to the Editor

Problem With Immigration? Meet My Grandfather

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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