DPA: Knee-Jerk Prohibition of New Drugs Out-of-Step With Momentum for Sentencing and Drug Policy Reform; New Zealand Now Implementing Regulatory System to Control New Drugs; Offers Glimpse of Pragmatic Post-Prohibition Model for Drug Control WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2013. Today, the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control will hear testimony[Read More…]
Year: 2013
W.S. Badger Company Voluntarily Recalls Select Lots of Daily SPF 30 Kids & Baby Sunscreen Lotions Due to Microbial Contamination
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2013. W.S. Badger Co. Inc. announced it is voluntarily recalling all lots of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion and one lot of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion (lot # 3164A) due to microbial contamination. The products were tested and found to be[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host ‘Salute to Veterans’ Informational Event on October 9
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2013. South Suburban College (SSC) will be hosting a “Salute to Veterans” informational event on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. The event is designed to provide current veteran students and prospective veteran students with a wide range of information regarding veterans’ benefits, financial aid, SSC programs and[Read More…]
This Week: Alternatives to Drug War to be Major Focus at United Nations General Assembly
Heads of State from Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico Expected to Call for Global Drug Policy Reform; President Mujica of Uruguay to Make First-Ever UN Address; Will Meet With President Pérez Molina of Guatemala to Discuss Marijuana Reform and Alternatives to Prohibition NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2013. This week, drug[Read More…]
Significant Choice and Lower Than Expected Premiums Available in the New Health Insurance Marketplace
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2013. A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that in state after state, consumers will see increased competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace, leading to new and affordable choices for consumers. According to the report, consumers will be able[Read More…]
Old Plank Trail To Finally Make Connections
Old Plank Trail in Park Forest will finally connect moving east. (ENEWSPF) By Nick Livers Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The wheels are in motion for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to give local cyclists a paved alternative to street travel throughout the southeast suburbs. The Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail[Read More…]
Video: Pittsburgh Pirates Put Dust on Chicago Cubs for 91st Win
Your browser does not support iframes. The playoff-bound Pittsburgh Pirates put the dust on the Chicago Cubs for their 91st win this season. Pittsburgh will go to the playoffs for the first time in 21 years.
Letter to the Editor Regarding Jane Lorin Article
To The Editor: The Janet Lorin article on Caribbean medical schools (Senator Durbin to Secretary Duncan: Time to Crack Down on For-Profit Medical Schools That Use Offshore Loophole) contains many mischaracterizations about our institutions, but perhaps the most egregious is an outright omission of a critical academic outcome: the 96%[Read More…]
President Clinton Opened 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Emphasizing ‘Mobilizing for Impact’
Commitments announced today will address improving nutrition, combating cholera, ending child marriage and providing safe drinking water New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Today, President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton opened the ninth Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting organized around the theme “Mobilizing for[Read More…]
Iran’s New President Proposes Immediate ‘Time-bound’ Talks on Nuclear Issues
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2013 – From the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, today foreswore the production of nuclear weapons, reasserted his country’s right to peaceful nuclear enrichment and proposed immediate “time-bound” talks to resolve the issue. “I declare here, openly and unambiguously, that,[Read More…]
