Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2009. In the second of four major policy speeches on the priorities for the “Race to the Top” Fund, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced last night that the Department of Education will commit up to $350 million of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top[Read More…]
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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Results of NAEP Arts 2008 Assessment
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released the following statement today regarding results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Arts 2008 assessment of Music and Visual Arts at Grade 8: These results are important for several reasons. First, they remind us that the arts[Read More…]
Pundits Should Be Judged in Court of Public Opinion
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director With all due respect, none of the following people has ever made me do one thing differently in my life, except occasionally change the channel: Bill O’Reilly, Keith Olbermann, Rush Limbaugh, Rachel Maddow and dozens of[Read More…]
Sculpture Park Trip to Michigan
In the forefront, “Light of the Moon,” 1991, by Igor Mitoraj, in bronze.In the background, Jonathan Borofsky’s “Male/Female,” from 2001. From the collection of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– While the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP) at Governors State University[Read More…]
LGBT Legal And Advocacy Groups Decry Obama Administration’s Defense of DOMA
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– HRC has joined LGBT legal and advocacy coalition partners in issuing this joint statement regarding President Barack Obama’s defense of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act against Smelt v. United States: We are very surprised and deeply disappointed in the manner in which the Obama administration has defended[Read More…]
HRC Statement on the Obama Administration’s Defense of the Defense of Marriage Act In the Smelt v. U.S. Case
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued a statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s decision to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a gay couple who married in California. Arthur[Read More…]
Governors State University Graduate Student Art Exhibit
“Natural or Man-Made” photographic artwork of Michael Smith. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery presents “Natural or Man-Made or One in the Same,” a photo exhibition by graduate student Michael E. Smith. The exhibit runs through June 24. A closing reception hosted the artist[Read More…]
Commission on Human Relations Taking Applications for Good Egg Award
Commissioner Alfreda Keller (right) presents the Good Egg Award to Danielle Gladstone last August. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Do you know someone who went beyond the call of duty? The Commission on Human Relations is looking to honor an individual or individuals who have made an impact in race[Read More…]
Take the AARP Safe Driving Class, Get Savings on Car Insurance
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The AARP Safe Driving Class will be held in the Board Room of Park Forest Village Hall on Wednesday and Thursday, July 8 and 9. The class will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day. You must attend both sessions in order to become certified.[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of June 15, 2009
Matt Scallet of CNT Energy presents a Summer Energy Workshop last week in Village Hall. The presentation was sponsored by the Envorinment Commission. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2009. During these tough economic times, many of us are foregoing our usual summer vacations but there are still plenty of[Read More…]