Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today lauded the introduction of the Reuniting Families Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Representative Michael Honda (D-CA), includes the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), a provision that[Read More…]
Day: June 5, 2009
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) – CDC Update — U.S. Death Count Twenty-Seven, June 5, 2009
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2009. Summary of Situation Current Statistics Based on data reported to the CDC by 5 p.m. (ET) on June 4, 2009, there have been 13, 217 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 influenza reported in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The U.S. confirmed[Read More…]
Media Again Stoke Fears that Obama Too Close to Muslim World
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In covering President Obama’s second overseas trip to Europe and the Middle East, the media have used the trip to stoke fears that he may be too close to the Muslim world or harbors a secret, anti-American agenda. For example, on the June 4 edition of his nationally[Read More…]
GSU Summertime Sculpture Park Tour
“Yes! For lady Day” by Mark Di Suvero is one of the sculptures on the summer tour of the monumental sculptures in the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park. (Photo supplied) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Summertime is the ideal time to discover the Nathan Manilow SculpturePark at Governors State University. The parkincludes twenty-six[Read More…]
Reading Tutoring Available at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Graduate Program in Reading is sponsoring The Literacy Zone, a reading tutorial program for students in grades two through five, from July 8 through July 28. This one-to-one program brings students experiencing reading problems together with teachers who have the skills to help them.[Read More…]
Village Board Meets with Environment Commission
June 4, 2009, 7:25 p.m. Commentary The Village Board is currently meeting with the Environment Commission to disucss a Sustainability Plan for the Village of Park Forest. The focus is on “Green” initiatives. Follow the meeting on Twitter: http://twitter.com/eNewsParkForest