Day: March 17, 2012

Storms From the Sun

FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–Space weather starts at the sun. It begins with an eruption such as a huge burst of light and radiation called a solar flare or a gigantic cloud of solar material called a coronal mass ejection (CME). But the effects of those eruptions happen at Earth, or at least near-Earth[Read More…]

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Companies

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2012. Hi, everybody.  As I’m sure you’ve noticed over the past few weeks, the price at your local pump has been going up and up.  And because it’s an election year, so has the temperature of our political rhetoric. What matters most to me right now is[Read More…]

Duke Beats Lehigh. Oh, No, Wait…

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski My brother Greg, a Lehigh graduate, is very, very happy tonight, for some strange reason. Guess I’ll have to "Duke" it out of him when I see him next. I have not idea why he’s so happy. Really. Congrats, Bro!

Cook County Republican Turnout Up 44 %, Democratic Down 45% As Early Voting Ends

11 townships had more Republican early voters than Democrats Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Republicans in suburban Cook County cast 44 percent more Early Voting ballots for Tuesday’s Presidential Primary than during Early Voting in 2008, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Friday. Nearly 4,400 more Republicans participated during this Early Voting[Read More…]

Sauk Village Emergency Services and Prairie State College Team Up for Disaster Relief

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Sauk Village Emergency Services have teamed up with Prairie State College (PSC) to send relief donations to the residents of Harrisburg, IL. Harrisburg was struck by an F4 tornado on February 29, leaving hundreds of people homeless. Relief supplies needed are cleaning supplies, toiletries (soap, toothpaste,[Read More…]

FBI: BCI Aircraft Leasing Inc. and Its Owner, Brian Hollnagel, Convicted in $50 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury Wednesday convicted the owner of an aircraft leasing company and his corporation on fraud and obstruction charges for engaging in a fraudulent financing scheme that raised more than $50 million from investors and lenders, federal law enforcement officials announced. Brian Hollnagel, 38, of Chicago, the[Read More…]

Record Warmth Across Nation

State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports temperature records continue to be shattered across the eastern two-thirds of the nation as the springlike warmth bulges eastward. Record-Challenging Warmth East of the Rockies Residents from Dallas, Texas, to International Falls, Minn., to New York, N.Y., can put away the winter jackets for the[Read More…]

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