Medical marijuana may still be far off on the federal level. (iStockPhoto) DPA Statement: Feds Are Creating a Catch-22 For Research and Policy NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a case challenging the Drug[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Sertoma Centre’s Good as New Thrift Store Will Be Closing February 1
They are Grateful to the Donors and Supporters Who Were Part of this Initiative Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013: Sertoma Centre, Inc. has operated its Good as New Thrift Store and Training Centre in Matteson for several years. Although there have been recent initiatives to increase sales and decrease expenses, the[Read More…]
Forty Years After Ruling, Support for Roe v. Wade Grows in Face of Ongoing Attacks
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision that affirmed a woman’s right to abortion. On this day we remember the countless women who died from unsafe abortions prior to Roe. Those brave women[Read More…]
Ohio Woman Sues Over Unlawful Arrest Resulting From Racial Profiling
Mother of Two Was Handcuffed, Detained And Strip-Searched After A Flight Because Of Her Ethnicity DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. An Ohio mother of two who was unlawfully arrested, detained and strip-searched because of her ethnicity filed a lawsuit today against Frontier Airlines, Detroit Metro Airport officials and federal authorities. Shoshana Hebshi,[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Roe v. Wade Anniversary, Jan. 22, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we reaffirm its historic commitment to protect the health and reproductive freedom of women across this country and stand by its guiding principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters, and women should be[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 22, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. 11:40 A.M. EST Q It’s cold. MR. CARNEY: It is. It’s winter out there. It was winter last night. It was a dramatic change in the weather at that late hour. Then I went home. So, given that — (laughter) — we’re going to move very[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Convenes School Safety Summit
More than 50 Education, Public Safety, Mental Health and Law Enforcement Officials Meet to Seek Ways to Further Safeguard Illinois Schools SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today convened top experts from across the state for a summit to develop short and long-term actions to further safeguard schools in Illinois.[Read More…]
Eastern Illinois University Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Going above and beyond basic veterans’ services while fostering a veteran-friendly atmosphere, Eastern Illinois University (EIU) has been chosen as the Fall 2012 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) announced today. “On behalf of Governor Pat Quinn,[Read More…]
EPA Challenged Over Conditional Registration of Nanosilver Product
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently faced tough questioning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its decision to conditionally approve a pesticide product containing nanosilver as the active ingredient. The antimicrobial pesticide product, HeiQ AGS-20, contains microscopic particles of silver[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, January 22, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province, today. The facilitator acquired and delivered weapons to Haqqani fighters in the province and was directly involved in attacks against members of the Afghan Local Police and Afghan government[Read More…]
