Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer President Theodore Roosevelt probably did more to create a culture of ecology in the United States than any other of our presidents. Yet, if he were alive today and undertaking some of his favorite pastimes, he’d be thought of as an environmental charlatan.[Read More…]
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Phil Davison, GOP Candidate, Delivers Stark County Treasurer Speech (Video)
Stark County, OH-(ENEWSPF)- Phil Davison, GOP candidate for Stark County Treasurer, delivers perhaps the worst campaign speech in the history of modern politics. Some commentary and background from CantonRep.com: Phil Davison’s rant to Stark County Republican insiders was good for an “oh my gosh” laugh. But lost in much of[Read More…]
Under Obama, Raids on State-Legal Medical Marijuana Entities Continue, But Officials Stay Mum
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2010. Federal raids on state-legal medical marijuana entities have continued under the Obama administration, despite repeated assurances that they would end. But there has been one noticeable difference from how the raids were carried out under the Bush administration: officials are no longer publicizing them. Mike Riggs[Read More…]
Congratulations to John Ostenburg!
eNews Park Forest would like to congratulate John Ostenburg, whose op-ed piece It’s Time To Listen To Teachers On Issues Of Education jumped over other articles to arrive as the current most-popular article on eNews Park Forest. We publish many press releases from the White House, State Department and other[Read More…]
It’s Time To Listen To Teachers On Issues Of Education
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer Why is it that the last people listened to regarding problems in public education are the ones who deal with it on the front line day after day? Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 education plan came onto the charts back in 2004. Immediately, classroom[Read More…]
Audubon: The Senate and the Gulf: A Ticking Clock
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2010. This article first appeared in The Miami Herald and other McClatchy-Tribune publications around the country September 8, 2010. By Audubon President, David Yarnold Is this too much to ask of the Senate? To hold polluters like BP accountable for their catastrophes and make funds available for[Read More…]
Republicans Campaign by Litigation Nationwide
Commentary The G.O.P. is unveiling a new campaign tactic for the fall elections: litigation. They haven’t got a snowball’s chance in a September Washington of winning these cases. From Politico.com, and the people have who repeatedly insist that Barack Obama is of the Muslim faith born outside the United States:[Read More…]
Mayor Race Wide Open As Daley Steps Aside
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city’s top job wide open by announcing he won’t run for a seventh term, ending 21 years of token opposition and prompting speculation about who’s next in line to lead[Read More…]
Appeals Court Decision Denies Extraordinary Rendition Victims Their Day In Court
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–Septmeber 7, 2010. A federal appeals court today dismissed a case against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen DataPlan, Inc. for its role in the Bush administration’s extraordinary rendition program. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Northern California filed the lawsuit in May 2007 on behalf of five men[Read More…]
Stephen Colbert Has An Amazing Show Praising Our Troops, Interviewing Beiden
Stephen Colbert had an amazing show tonight. We will post the video as soon as Colbert’s people post it on his Web site. He interviewed Vice President Joe Biden, but the real purpose of the show was to praise the United States troops, our warriors. And Biden was excellent. Thank[Read More…]