Commentary By Gary Kopycinski I understand more now, after paying attention to the health care debate over the last few years. What happened in Congress last year was a start, but not the solution to our health care insurance problems in the United States. We must rid ourselves of the[Read More…]
Day: May 22, 2011
Summer Reading for the Kids at the Park Forest Library
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2011. The Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, invites kids ages 0 – 18 to be part of its Summer 2011 Reading Program “A Midsummer Knight’s Read.” Start your quest on Tuesday, June 7 at 7 PM with sign-up and a special presentation of King Arthur[Read More…]
Area Educators Work on New Principal Evaluation System at GSU
Area educators work together under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Murphy of Vanderbilt University on a revised principal evaluation system. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In the culmination of a three month project, approximately 15 school district administrators and principals recently met at Governors State University to finish developing a[Read More…]
GSU Multicategorical Special Education Cohort Information Session
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Certified teachers interested in earning a Master of Arts in Multicategorical Special Education with coursework leading to LBS 1 Unlimited Certificate are invited to attend an information session hosted by Governors State University. The session will be held on June 6, from 3 to 4 p.m., in[Read More…]
Buying ‘Legal Highs’ From The Internet Is A Risky Business
Many drugs sold as ‘legal highs’ on the internet do not contain the ingredients they claim, reports the journal Drug Testing and Analysis University of Lincoln, UK-(ENEWSPF)- Many drugs sold as ‘legal highs’ on the internet do not contain the ingredients they claim. Some instead contain controlled substances and are[Read More…]
2-Year Results: Artificial Disc A Viable Alternative To Fusion For 2-Level Disc Disease
LOS ANGELES-(ENEWSPF)- When two adjacent discs in the low back wear out, become compressed and cause unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial discs can be a viable alternative to standard fusion surgery, based on two-year post-surgery data from a randomized, multicenter trial recently published in the Journal[Read More…]
NASA Sees Tropical Storm 04W’s Thunderstorms Grow Quickly
This TRMM satellite 3-D image shows that some thunderstorm towers near TSO4W’s center of circulation were punching up to heights of over 16 km (~9.9 miles) above the ocean’s surface. (Photo: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center-(ENEWSPF)- Tropical Storm 04W formed from the low pressure System 98W this morning[Read More…]
Rep. Al Riley Voices Opposition to Gov. Quinn’s Proposal to Reduce State Money to Municipalities
State Rep. Al Riley. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) (The following is from State Rep. Al Riley: This letter was sent to local trustees and mayors due to some misinformation on this issue that they had. I think however, that everyone needs to see my personal view on this topic.) First of all,[Read More…]