Rich East Stellar Student Lakeya Woods. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest continues with our series of stellar students from Rich East High School. Mr. Kevin Kredens, the school’s publicity liaison, provides each student a series of the same questions. All responses are in the students’ exact words,[Read More…]
Day: March 10, 2014
When Disadvantage Becomes Advantage
(Photo: Supplied) Book Review By John A. Ostenburg [David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell. New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2013. $29.00] David and Goliath is the fifth book by Malcolm Gladwell that I’ve read, and once again I am not sure[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, March 10, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing UKRAINE Secretary Kerry’s Contact with Foreign Minister Lavrov / Statement on Secretary Kerry’s Discussions with Foreign Minister Lavrov Communication through Diplomatic Processes OSCE Monitors / International Observers Mechanism and Format to Bring Ukrainians and Russians Together De-escalation of Crisis / Steps Forward[Read More…]
Former Energy Director for City of Rockford Sentenced on Charges of Fraud
ROCKFORD—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. The former Energy Director for the City of Rockford was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for mail fraud. MARK E. BIXBY, 58, of Rockton, Ill., was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Pay-By-Cell Program for Parking in Metered Areas to Begin This Spring
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Motorists will soon have a state-of-the-art mobile payment option for parking in metered areas throughout Chicago. The new pay-by-cell program will be introduced as part of a pilot program in a downtown area this spring, and then rolled out throughout the City. “Drivers can stop looking for[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Orders Pothole Strike Teams to Arterial Streets
All Crews to Fill Potholes on Arterial Streets on Monday and Friday CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today ordered the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to form pothole “strike teams” to work in geographical grids only on arterial streets every Monday and Friday for the next several weeks. “This[Read More…]
Kirk, Alvarez Outline Anti-Sex Trafficking Agenda
Kirk unveils legislation to prohibit sex ads on websites like Backpage.com, which is responsible for more than 70 percent of prostitution advertising in America CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez today highlighted the need for a federal-local partnership to end sex[Read More…]
UN Envoy Stresses Need for Support as Libya Risks Facing ‘Unprecedented Violence’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2014 – International and well-coordinated support is vital to helping Libya through its democratic transition, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, as he described the recent polarization in the country, a dramatic increase in violence, including attacks on the media, as well as difficulties[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Urges Parties to Work for Durable Solution in Ukraine, as Security Council Holds Talks
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2014 – With tensions and mistrust growing in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to help the key actors calm the situation and work toward a durable and fair political solution, ahead of closed-door Security Council consultations on the crisis. “I am[Read More…]
UN Expert Calls for Bridging Gap Between Urban Consumers and Local Food Producers
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2014 – Food systems are too focused on maximizing profits and not enough on promoting the human right to adequate food and freedom from hunger, a United Nations independent expert said today, calling for the systems “to be radically and democratically redesigned” by promoting small farmers and cutting[Read More…]
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