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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

“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…]

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…]

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…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2009 – Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of Reading, Michigan announces the recall of all lots of various types of soft Mexican-style cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination.  Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause Listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease.  Listeriosis can cause high[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police charged a Harvey man with multiple charges after an accident occurred on South Orchard Drive in the early morning of Saturday, June 6. According to police, when they arrived at the accident scene, the driver was gone and his passenger was lying on the ground beside the vehicle[Read More…]