The Marian Catholic Symphonic Band. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School reported Friday that Chicago Radio Station 98.7 WFMT will feature the school’s award-winning Symphonic Band on Introductions, their program spotlighting the area’s finest young musicians Saturday, June 12 at 11:00 a.m. The show will be rebroadcast[Read More…]
Day: June 11, 2010
Hudson High School in New York Crowns Gay Prom King, Queen (Video and Story)
Hudson, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Two gay students were crowned Prom King and Queen at a high school about 20 miles south of Albany. The honor was real, the voting was genuine, and the young men, their school, families, and community couldn’t be happier. From NBC 13 in Hudson: Meet the 2010 Hudson[Read More…]
NATO Opens New Communication Lines to Afghanistan
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2010. Following the conclusion of arrangements for the transit of ISAF non-lethal cargo by rail with the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the first trial shipment of the NATO train departed Riga, Latvia, on 14 May and arrived in Afghanistan on 9 June 2010. Despite being[Read More…]
Notorious Rebel Group Becoming More Deadly in DR Congo Attacks – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2010 – The notorious rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is carrying out ever more deadly attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and also continues to abduct children to use as soldiers in its ranks, United Nations aid workers reported today.[Read More…]
Gaza Flotilla Inquiry Must Comply With Standards, UN Expert Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2010 – Any inquiry set up by Israel to investigate the Gaza flotilla incident which led to the deaths of nine civilians must be given a genuine capacity to find facts or it will not be considered credible, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions said[Read More…]
UN Calls for Calm After Renewed Violence Claims More Lives in Kyrgyzstan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for calm today following reports of renewed clashes and several deaths in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, the latest unrest to hit the Central Asian nation after the violent uprising in April that ousted former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev. At least[Read More…]
As World Cup Opens, UN Celebrates the Power of Sport for Peace and Development
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2010 – The World Cup soccer tournament kicked off today in South Africa with the United Nations highlighting the critical role that sport plays in promoting both peace and development and in spurring action on a range of vital issues. The UN is harnessing the power of[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at Anacostia Senior High School Commencement Ceremony
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2010 – 10:35 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, all. Thank you so much. And first of all, thank you, Charity. Charity did a great job on that introduction. (Applause.) Love you all, too. So proud. I want to thank the Anacostia Senior High School Choir for[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Small Business Jobs Initiatives
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2010 – 11:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I just finished a meeting with these small business owners and a few of their workers. And we talked about some of the economic challenges facing these folks. And we talked about the ways that our government[Read More…]
Statement by the President on Philippine Independence Day, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2010. On behalf of the American people, I send my best wishes to all those who celebrate the 112th Anniversary of Philippine Independence Day – here in America, in the Philippines, and around the world. Our two countries share a common history and values, and we continue[Read More…]