Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. On Saturday, August 20 at Central Park, 420 Lakewood Boulevard, the Village of Park Forest will host a Charity Softball Game featuring the Fire Department versus the Police Department. Activities begin at 5 p.m. with the game starting “Under the Lights” at 6 p.m. Tickets[Read More…]
Day: August 17, 2011
Table-Top Clip-on Chair Recalled by phil&teds USA Due to Fall and Amputation Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 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…]
Americans United, ACLU Challenge Indiana City’s Proposed Aid to Religious School
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 17 – Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the ACLU of Indiana and the national ACLU today asked a federal court to block an Indiana city’s plan to use public funds in support of a religious school. The South Bend Common Council voted 5-4 to spend $1.2[Read More…]
Reps Call on Agencies to Protect Water, Health, Wildlife from Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.), the Ranking Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water and Power, sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in a Town Hall Meeting in Atkinson, Illinois
Atkinson, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011 – 12:02 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Atkinson! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody have a seat. It is good to be back — back home. (Applause.) It is good to be back in Atkinson, good to be[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, August 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY Statement on Turkish Soldiers Killed in Hakkari Province / U.S. Stands with Turkey in its Fight Against the PKK ISRAEL Secretary Clinton Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu EGYPT U.S. Concerned by the Charges Brought Against Asmaa Mahfouz / U.S. Supports[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, August 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 1st Lt. Damon T. Leehan, 30, of Edmond, Okla., died Aug. 14 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Protect Illinois Servicemembers from Predatory Lenders
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will help protect Illinois’ men and women in uniform from predatory lenders. The new law caps interest rates on certain types of loans under the Illinois Payday Loan Reform Act (PLRA) for active-duty Illinois servicemembers and their families. “We have[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. TEPCO to Desalinate Used Fuel Pools Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to begin desalinating water in the used fuel storage pools at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility by the end of this week. TEPCO said it will start with the pool at[Read More…]
Doctors Favor Lawn Pesticide Bans
CANADA–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Opposition Leader Adrian Dix are to be commended for supporting a province-wide ban on the sale and use of lawn and garden pesticides. Not only will this legislation be hugely popular, it will also have a very positive effect on the health[Read More…]
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