CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. —(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 Contact: Andrea Small, manager, public relations No matter how successful of a regular season that a team may have, postseason play is always a completely different animal. One bad afternoon and it could all be over. The Prairie State College softball team knew this[Read More…]
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How Anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions Became the Best Thing to Happen to Pot Legalization
Jeff Sessions tried to fight pot legalization. Instead, he galvanized policymakers to do the opposite. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno Jeff Sessions hates marijuana. He’s made that plain in multiple colorful quotes, from stating that “good people don’t smoke marijuana” to arguing that “we need grown-ups in[Read More…]
League of Women Voters of Park Forest Area to Hold Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 23
Dinner reservations required by Friday, May 18 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will convene its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 6 p.m. at Carlo’s Restaurant, 560 West Lincoln Highway/Route 30 in Chicago Heights. The[Read More…]
More Seniors Using Cannabis, Substituting It For Prescription Painkillers
Emeryville, CA—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Adults age 50 and older are far more likely to consume cannabis today than they were decades ago, according to population use data published in the journal Addiction. Investigators with the Alcohol Research Group assessed trends in marijuana use between[Read More…]
The Second City and DePaul University to Offer Degrees in Comedy Filmmaking
DePaul collaborates with world’s largest school of improvisation CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 Contacts: Kristin Claes Mathews and Marilyn Cox DePaul University today announced a collaboration designed to expand comedy education. Starting in fall 2018, DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts will offer comprehensive new undergraduate and graduate degrees in comedy filmmaking: Master[Read More…]
Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences to Present Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’
Special performance May 6 for children with autism and sensory sensitivities CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Meghan Hughes Bright lights, loud noises and shushes from the audience can make the theatre an unwelcoming place for children with sensory sensitivities. To soften those challenges, The Theatre School at DePaul University is offering[Read More…]
Controversial Bathroom Law Spawns DePaul University Play on Gender Identity
‘Growing Up Blue’ opens May 18 at The Theatre School at DePaul University CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 Contact: Lorene Yue When North Carolina defined gender access to public bathrooms in 2016, people protested, corporations yanked expansion plans in the state, sports organizations canceled tournaments and celebrities boycotted. Chloë Orlando, a student[Read More…]
‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Is In Prison, But Daraprim’s Price Is Still High
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Shefali Luthra It was 2015 when Martin Shkreli, then CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals and the notorious “pharma bro,” jacked up the cost of the lifesaving drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent. Overnight, its price tag skyrocketed from $13.50 a pill to $750. The move drew criticism from[Read More…]
The Devastating Impact of Gun Violence on America’s Youth
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Chelsea Parsons, Maggie Thompson, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, and Giovanni Rocco Gun violence is a uniquely American epidemic, and it’s having a uniquely disproportionate impact on America’s youth. Today, the Center for American Progress and Generation Progress released a joint report detailing the intersectional crisis[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Uses for Two Drugs Used for Treatment of BRAF-positive Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 Contact: Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), administered together, for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), and has a type[Read More…]
