Tiffany Graham (from left), Dan Graham, and Jim Settles, Sr. (right), present a check to Vicki Sline (middle right), director of the Rich Township Food Pantry. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich Township Food Pantry has seen an increase in clientele over the last twelve months. With the economy[Read More…]
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State Rep. Harris Blasts Pres. Obama Over CA DOMA Case
State Rep. Greg Harris, (D) 13th District. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Commentary State Rep. Greg Harris, (D) 13th District, released the following letter to President Barack Obama regarding the motion filed by the Department of Justice in the matter of Smelt and Hammer versus the United States of America and the State[Read More…]
Is Fox News Big Enough for Shep Smith and Glenn Beck?
Commentary by Eric Boehlert It must have been an awkward elevator ride for Shep Smith over at Fox News headquarters last Friday, heading up to the 12th-floor studio where his Fox Report program originates. I’m just imagining the nasty looks he must have gotten from co-workers — if any of[Read More…]
Right-Wing Media and the Fringe: A Growing History of Violence (And Denial)
Analysis By John V. Santore This week, the country’s attention was captured by the horrific shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, allegedly by James W. von Brunn, an 88-year-old man with ties to white supremacist and anti-Semitic organizations. The fatal shooting came just two months after an April 7[Read More…]
AMA Reporting Needs a Second Opinion
CommentaryBy Jamison Foser Thursday’s New York Times article about the American Medical Association’s opposition to the inclusion of a strong public option in health care reform had several serious flaws. As a result, it greatly overstated the significance of the AMA’s stance and left out key information that undermines the[Read More…]
President Obama to Extend Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Employees
Tip of the hat to ABC NEWS for this one: ABC News has learned that tomorrow President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum extending benefits to the same-sex partners of gay and lesbian federal employees. The move was long planned, sources say, though it comes at a time that gay[Read More…]
Fresno Hospital Bars Lesbian From Visiting Partner And Giving Advice About Her Treatment
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2009. After a lesbian was barred from visiting her partner and giving advice about her treatment at a Fresno hospital, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Center for Lesbian Rights sent a letter to the hospital today urging that it adopt policy changes respecting[Read More…]
Awesome Roberto Clemente Special on American Experience
Commentary American Experience on PBS ran an incredible special tonight on Roberto Clemente. Seeing and hearing The Great One again was haunting. Watching him reach his 3,000th hit was incredible. It was only short time later that he took off on that fateful flight on December 31, 1972… Watch the[Read More…]
Duncan Offers Stimulus Funds for States to Develop Rigorous Assessments Linked to Common Standards
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…]
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…]