by Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” – George Orwell On July 4 in Baghdad, Vice President Joe Biden, who campaigned with Barack Obama[Read More…]
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Marian Catholic Renames Leadership Center to Honor Sr. Mary Paul
The Sr. M. Paul McCaughey Leadership Center. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dedicated to former President/Principal Sr. M. Paul McCaughey at Marian Catholic High School’s 50th anniversary gala, the school’s Leadership Center now bears the name of one of Marian’s finest graduates. Sr. Mary Paul currently serves as Superintendent of[Read More…]
SSDMC Honors Youth at 3rd Annual Awards Banquet
SSDMC coordinator Angela Greene is presented with an award from her board. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– More than 500 village officials parents and other guests, took part in honoring youth at the South Suburban Disproportionate Minority Confinement (SSDMC) awards ceremony. “You young people have a lot to be proud of.[Read More…]
D.C. Law Recognizing Out-of-Jurisdiction Marriages By Same-Sex Couples Takes Effect
D.C. joins other jurisdictions across the nation on the historic road to marriage equality. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued the following statement after a new D.C. law recognizing marriages by same-sex couples performed in other jurisdictions[Read More…]
ACLU Urges Federal Appeals Court To Require Louisiana To Issue Birth Certificate To Adopted Child Of Gay Couple
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2009. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging a federal appeals court to uphold an earlier decision requiring Louisiana to issue a birth certificate with the names of both parents to a boy who was adopted by a gay couple in New York.[Read More…]
New Grants Help Union Members Save for College
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2009. With the economy in a seemingly endless free fall, the rising cost of a college education is putting working families in a bind. However, if you open a new college savings account, your union may be able to help. The new Union Plus College Savings Grant[Read More…]
FBI Letter to the Editor Regarding the Terrorist Watch List
Commentary (A version of this letter appeared in the Fredericksburg, Virginia Free Lance-Star on June 30, 2009) The recent Free Lance-Star editorial (“List full of holes,” June 25, 2009) included a number of inaccurate statements—and critical omissions—about the U.S. government’s consolidated terrorist watch list. Neither the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)[Read More…]
Alabama School District Agrees To End Illegal Sex Segregation
MOULTON, AL–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2009. The Lawrence County School District in Alabama has agreed to end single-sex classes in public schools after being notified by the American Civil Liberties Union that sex segregated programs are illegal and discriminatory. “We’re very pleased that the Lawrence County School District has agreed to abandon[Read More…]
Putting Sikhs to the ‘Cruel Choice’
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Unless Army officials act quickly, Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi and 2nd Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan will soon be compelled to choose between obedience to God and service to country. The two officers wore turbans and beards[Read More…]
Atewologun Named Vice President of Academic Affairs at PSC
Dr. Adenuga Atewologun is PSC’s new vice president of academic affairs. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In a special meeting on Tuesday, June 17, the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Adenuga Atewologun as PSC’s new vice president of academic affairs. He replaces Dr.[Read More…]
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