CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Brian Dolinar, editor of a new book featuring never-before-published reflections of African-American writers living in Chicago during the 1930s, will speak about the newly edited book, The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers at an Oct. 22 lecture at Roosevelt University. The lecture entitled Bound for Freedom:[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Catholic Church Ordains 2 Deacons Who Teach at DePaul University
DePaul University faculty members Joseph Ferrari (left) and Wilfredo Marrero were recently ordained as deacons in the Joliet Diocese. Ferrari and Marrero are believed to be the only two deacons in the Chicago area who also work in higher education. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Two faculty members[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Statement on Vote to Reopen Government and Preserve U.S. Credit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) voted to reopen the government and protect the economy by avoiding a U.S. credit default. The legislation is expected to be signed into law by President Obama. Duckworth released the following statement. “For the past 16 days my neighbors and all Americans[Read More…]
Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary Holds Huge Untapped Economic Potential for Alpena Area U-M Study Finds
Ann Arbor, MI–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena is a unique natural marine environment and historic ship graveyard with the potential to be a major tourism and new business driver in northeastern Michigan, according to University of Michigan researchers. U-M’s Institute for Research on Labor,[Read More…]
Toxin-Emitting Bacteria Being Evaluated as a Potential Multiple Sclerosis Trigger
Variant of Common Soil-Based Pathogen Found for the First Time in a Patient With MS Researchers Find Evidence of Similar Infection in Other MS Patients NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013 — A research team from Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University has identified a bacterium it believes may trigger[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois, Chicago Ideas Week, and World Business Chicago to Host the 3rd Annual ThinkChicago Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois, Chicago Ideas Week, and World Business Chicago officially kicked off the 3rd annual ThinkChicago program this week, October 17-19, 2013. The program connects the brightest tech students from Midwestern universities with Chicago innovators by introducing 150 elite students to the leaders[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Celebrates Let’s Talk Month, Launches Interactive Digital Tool and Video to Help Young People Talk About Sex and Relationships with Parents
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. October marks Let’s Talk Month, aimed at getting families talking about topics related to sexuality — including relationships, bodies and body image, reproduction, gender and sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and preventing pregnancy and STDs. This year, Planned Parenthood is encouraging teens to have conversations with their[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on GOP Shutdown and Debt Ceiling
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Finally — after more than two weeks of government shutdown, with hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work and billions of dollars in avoidable losses — Republican leaders have stood down. While it is good news that we have avoided a crisis, we all know[Read More…]
New Poll Shows Americans Strongly Opposed EPA Shutdown, Look Unfavorably on Those Who Put Our Health and Environment at Risk
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013 – During the 16 days House Republicans held the federal government hostage to their radical agenda, they put our environment and health at risk, and most Americans didn’t like it. Almost two-thirds of Americans say they opposed the near shut-down of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and[Read More…]
Washington State To Begin Accepting Applications In November From Marijuana Retailers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Washington state regulators today finalized rules to govern the state’s nascent marijuana retail market. Beginning on November 18, regulators will begin formally accepting applications from those seeking state licenses to commercially produce, process, and sell cannabis to those age 21[Read More…]
