Oak Lawn 229 Welcomes 2 Co-Principals
August 27, 2008 Southwest News-Herald - Oak Lawn, Burbank, Bridgeview
The Oak Lawn Community High School 229 Board members welcomed last week its two newest interim...
School Events
August 27, 2008 Southwest News-Herald - Oak Lawn, Burbank, Bridgeview
A group of students have been selected to the high honors roll for the 2008 spring semester at...
Orange Line Project Discussed
August 27, 2008 Southwest News-Herald - Oak Lawn, Burbank, Bridgeview
More than 100 people from the city and suburbs turned out for an Aug. 19 open house the...
New Interim Fire Chief Chosen for Oak Lawn
August 27, 2008 Southwest News-Herald - Oak Lawn, Burbank, Bridgeview
There were huge shakeups in the Oak Lawn Fire Department last week.
Ed Folliard recently announced...
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August 26, 2008
August 27, 2008
Hillary Clinton's powerful convention speech
All Barack Obama and Joe Biden could do Tuesday was sit back and envy the charisma and power displayed by Hillary Clinton, probably one of the best qualified candidates for president in America today.
Clinton's speech was the most inspiring and moving I have heard. Imagine having someone like that leading this country? Someone who isn't afraid to take on challenges and doesn't waffle on issues or run from past associations?
Every politician has enemies and haters and Hillary Clinton is no different, but she has the strength and the determination and even more importantly the guts and...
McCain has a chance to grab the presidency
August 9, 2008
Gov. Blagojevich and the challenges of health insurance
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August 22, 2008
Daley Has Big Shoes To Fill for 2016 Olympics
Mayor Daley was easy to spot in his pink hat at the Beijing Olympics, but I bet he was green with envy at watching the opening ceremonies, wondering to himself how in the heck can he surpass the bar set by China?
Simply put, the opening ceremonies were phenomenal. Even though the impressive image of “giant footprints” formed by fireworks walking across Beijing to the Olympics “Nest” stadium were faked, everything else was unbelievable.
The Chinese Government brought 2008 people to beat drums in an opening count down, with glow-in-the-dark drum sticks, in a ceremony...
RAY HANANIA'S WORLD Comic Strips
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I've been experimenting and I keep learning. An finally, I have settled on one comic strip that I hope you will enjoy that reflects my unique perspective on the world from international events to the very local. It's called "Ray Hanania's World" which appropriately enough covers everything.
So, in Ray Hanania's World Comic Strips you will see examples of my commentary skills exploring everything from a local police station in Orland Park to the Middle East conflict, from the presidential elections to the politics of the world of journalism.
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August 25, 2008
Biden Balances Obama's Palestine-Israel Problem
There is no doubt that one of the main factors behind presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama's choice of US Senator Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate is Biden's unwavering and rock solid support of Israel, support that has come at the expense of genuine peace.
Biden is, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, a self-described "Zionist." There's nothing wrong with being a Zionist -- the "Z" word sometimes raises as much apprehension as the "A-S" word. But Biden clearly is there for a purpose. The mainstream media will...
August 18, 2008
Palestinians Display Weakness in their Race to Reject Olmert's Lacking Proposal
August 11, 2008
Obama's Muslims and Six Degrees of Guilt by Association
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August 25, 2008
Free Credit Reports are not free at all
Every once in a while I will try to address consumer issues that affect many people. If you have an interesting one, send it to me and I will check it out. This came from a reader who said she wanted to get here "Free Credit Report."
You've heard that jingle on TV where the "dude" sings his song about how he had a lousy credit and didn't know it and it ruined his life. He tells you to go to FreeCreditReport.com and get your "free" report. Well, it's not as "free" as they claim. There are, as always, strings attached.
You get a free credit report ONLY...
August 16, 2008
A Besieged Franktfort Township official Paul Ruff to address anti-Muslim charges Wednesday
August 13, 2008
A tornado in Orland Park last week?
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August 14, 2008 — Click to hear Author Aladdin Elaasar on his new book on the future of Egypt
Packed with facts and telling the story of both modern and Ancient Egypt, how the modern Arab and Islamic Worlds evolved, and interviewing and quoting experts, politicians, journalists and Western diplomats, Elaasar tells a compelling story that needs to be read by every one. Combining an uncanny sense of clarity and understatement, Aladdin Elaasar weaves Egypt’s historical grandeur with an unnerving cascade of political intrigue that reveal a side of Mubarak the world cannot long ignore. In one fell swoop, my admiration for Egypt is both strengthened, and the source of my unease revealed, as the author sheds light on the darkness of Egyptian politics that could one day turn catastrophic.
July 22, 2008 — Click to listen interview with Arab American journalist Anthony Shadid.
August 25, 2008
What about the Ossetians?
By SHELDON RICHMAN
If Russia exited Georgia — as it should — and the Bush administration dropped its wish to expand NATO to Russia’s border — as it should — there would still be an issue to be dealt with: the secessionist ambitions of the majority in South Ossetia — the Georgian military response to which was...
August 22, 2008
Jones’ Exit Leaves Democrats with Hope
by RICH MILLER
Illinois Senate President Emil Jones has never been fully appreciated as a legislative leader. Jones, who announced his retirement last week after years at the helm, has a manner of speaking which leads far too many people to assume that he is not intelligent.
Nothing could be further from the truth. He has been a...
Home-Made Crises
Jacob Hornberger's Commentary
August 15, 2008
War in Georgia Shows U.S. Foreign Policy Is a Bust
By SHELDON RICHMAN
July 28, 2008
10 Years After Prop. 227: Bilingual Education Still Hanging On
By LANCE T. IZUMI
