Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2013. The Care and Nurturing Ministry of Faith United Protestant Church is sponsoring a Health Care presentation on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church. Speakers from St. James Hospital’s Palliative Care Department will be present to answer questions about the[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Rep. Schakowsky Voted Against the ‘Pay China First Act’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against the “Pay China First Act”: “Today I voted against yet another risky proposal the Republicans call the “Full Faith and Credit Act,” but is more accurately called the “Pay China First Act.” Despite its name,[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Reintroduces the Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act: “In honor of National Nurses Week, I reintroduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act today. This bill will help save the lives of patients by improving nursing[Read More…]
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Delays Gina McCarthy Nomination Vote
Republicans request answers during vote postponement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Today, the eight Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee did not attend the nomination vote of Gina McCarthy to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), leading to a postponement of the vote for a period yet to[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Failure of Any Republicans to Attend Gina McCarthys Confirmation Hearing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Today, each and every one of the eight Republican members of the Senate Committee for Environment and Public Works refused to do their jobs, failing to attend the confirmation hearing for EPA nominee Gina McCarthy and delaying a confirmation vote despite receiving answers to more than[Read More…]
Family Dollar Stores Recalls Optimus Tower Quartz Heaters Due to Overheating and Fire Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 09, 2013 – Recall number: 13-186 Optimus Tower Quartz Heater, Model Number H-5232 Recall Summary Name of product: Portable Heaters[Read More…]
NASA Partners With Ohio Non-Profit on Unmanned Air Challenge
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. NASA has selected Development Projects Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to manage a new Centennial Challenge prize competition involving unmanned aircraft systems in 2014. NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airspace Operations Challenge is focused on developing and demonstrating key technologies, particularly the ability to sense and avoid other[Read More…]
NASA’S Hubble Space Telescope Finds Dead Stars ‘Polluted’ With Planet Debris
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found the building blocks for Earth-sized planets in an unlikely place– the atmospheres of a pair of burned-out stars called white dwarfs. These dead stars are located 150 light-years from Earth in a relatively young star cluster, Hyades, in the constellation Taurus.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Chicago Area Storm Chaser for Allegedly Defrauding Homeowners
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a Chicago area “storm chaser” home repair firm for failing to complete contracted projects and for failing to pay its supplier, resulting in thousands of dollars of liens put on customers’ homes. Madigan filed the lawsuit earlier today[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Requests Federal Assistance for 11 Counties Affected by Flooding
Additional Resources Critical to Helping Residents Recover SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today asked President Barack Obama to declare 11 Illinois counties major disaster areas following the storms and heavy rainfall that moved through the state in mid-April. If the governor’s request is approved, residents in those counties will[Read More…]
