One thing I’ve learned from my years as a Trustee in Park Forest: government is not a business, nor should it try to be. Government exists for the interests of those governed, to provide for public safety, as well as services deemed essential by those governed. The definition of “essential[Read More…]
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eNews Park Forest Facebook Connect Up and Running!
It took a bit of coding and recoding to get it all right, but the eNews Park Forest Facebook Connect is up and running! You may now log in to ENEWSPF via your Facebook account. Create events unique to the Park Forest area, upload photos, write your own blog posts,[Read More…]
AARP Applauds Conference Committee’s Work Toward Making Financial Reform a Reality
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement in response to the conference report on financial reform legislation announced this morning: “AARP is pleased that members of Congress, on both sides of the aisle, have worked together to create more transparency and accountability for consumers[Read More…]
Geithner and Summers Pen Joint Op-ed: ‘Our Agenda for the G-20’
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2010. Excerpts of the op-ed by Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geither and National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers are printed below. The op-ed, in its entirety, can be found online HERE. Our Agenda for the G-20 By TIMOTHY GEITHNER AND LAWRENCE SUMMERS “This week, President Obama[Read More…]
Mark Kirk Makes Like Bunny, Flees From Press
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From Greg Hinz at Crain’s Chicago Business: The Democratic and Republican nominees for the U.S. Senate, Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk, gave their views on planning and environmental issues at a Metropolitan Planning Council lunch on Monday. But the news was what happened afterward: Mr. Kirk literally ran[Read More…]
School Censorship Undermines What Kids Learn In Civics
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project To find out how the First Amendment is supposed to work in public schools, don’t ask school officials. Ask the kids. Strange as it may seem, many students actually believe what they’re taught in civics class about their constitutional rights.[Read More…]
Volunteers Still Needed for 1950s Museum
Looking for a fun volunteer opportunity? The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, run by the Park Forest Historical Society is looking for you! It is fun to show the museum and share stories with the visitors. You don’t have to live in Park Forest, or ever have lived here to[Read More…]
Another Black Hour Band to perform locally June 17, 2010
The band, Another Black Hour, will be performing at Sam Maguire’s in Orland Park on Thursday June 17 at 8 p.m. outdoors, if the weather is good, or at 10:00 p.m. indoors if not. Sam Maguire’s is at 39 Orland Square Drive, Orland Park< IL 60462. Phone, 708-460-1771. One of[Read More…]
‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Event in Poor Taste
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010. Summary:• Today, several Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a press conference to advocate for more offshore drilling along America’s coastline.• Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico at what is now thought to be 25,000-30,000 barrels[Read More…]
Why Licensing Journalists Is A Bad Idea
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Licensing journalists is an idea that surfaces from time to time. But it’s always a bad idea. Such proposals may originate from grudges held by lawmakers, or a political strategy to typecast journalists as biased and[Read More…]
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