Richton Park-(ENEWSPF)- Southland College Prep Charter High School students were on a mission—learn about Chicago and its important buildings and sites and have an enjoyable time. They accomplished their mission through a scavenger hunt-field trip and now have a good grasp of the city’s architecture and history. Language arts teacher[Read More…]
Day: June 14, 2011
Honored Friends of the GSU Library
Eric Nicholson, Friends of the GSU Library President, with Treasured Friends Diane Dates Casey, Jeff Slovak, and Carol Machura (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Friends of the Governors State University Library honored five members of the organization for their contributions and commitment to the library. Those honored were Diane[Read More…]
Southland Students Visit Northern Illinois University
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Students at Southland College Preparatory Charter High School in Richton Park knew on the first day of school last August that acceptance into college and college graduation are goals that they are expected to achieve. A recent visit by the school’s entire student body to Northern Illinois[Read More…]
U.S. District Court Rejects Attack on Prop 8 Judge
San Francisco-(ENEWSPF)- Chief Judge James Ware of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today denied a motion by Prop 8 proponents asking the court to vacate Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional. The Prop 8 supporters contended that now-retired Judge Walker should have[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Reports Intense Air Bombardment of Southern Kordofan State
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2011. The United Nations has reported heavy bombardment by Sudanese warplanes during the past week in areas surrounding the towns of Kadugli and Kauda in the troubled state of Southern Kordofan, with planes early today dropping at least 11 bombs on an airfield close to a UN[Read More…]
New Commerce Department Report Shows Foreign Direct Investment Supports Millions of High-Paying Jobs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States over the past decade has supported more than five million U.S. jobs that, on average, paid 30 percent more than other jobs. The findings, presented[Read More…]
Harbinger Fitness Recalls Ab Straps Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Major Flooding on the Mississippi River Predicted to Cause Largest Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Ever Recorded
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The Gulf of Mexico’s hypoxic zone is predicted to be the largest ever recorded due to extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring, according to an annual forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University and the[Read More…]
New Analysis Finds that Hispanics Face Disproportionate Health Threat from Coal Plant’s Toxic Mercury Pollution
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14 – An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution because of a combination of cultural, economic and linguistic factors. The analysis – based largely on previously unreleased data from the polling firm Bendixen & Amandi’s 2008[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Welcome Event in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011 – 11:43 A.M. AST THE PRESIDENT: Buenas tardes! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Puerto Rico. (Applause.) It is great to see so many familiar faces, so many advocates for the island. First of all, I want to acknowledge Congressman Pierluisi[Read More…]