New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Yesterday Freedom to Marry announced that former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent has joined the $1 million public education campaign Southerners for the Freedom to Marry as its newest honorary co-chair. The campaign launched in Atlanta last month with 15 partner organizations, including the Fairness Campaign of Kentucky, to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Observing LGBT Health Awareness Week
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to bring attention to the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans and to highlight the progress we’ve made in our work to ensure LGBT Americans have[Read More…]
Chicago Tax Preparer Indicted for Causing More Than 150 Fraudulent Tax Returns Seeking Over $1 Million in Refunds
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. A Chicago tax return preparer was indicted on federal charges alleging that he was responsible for submitting more than 150 false federal individual income tax returns seeking over $1 million in refunds for individuals whom he knew were not entitled to them. The defendant, PHILLIP SMITH, allegedly[Read More…]
17 Defendants Indicted in International ATM Skimming and Money Laundering Scheme
Two Arrested in Bulgaria CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Seventeen defendants are facing federal fraud or related charges for their alleged roles in an international ATM skimming and money laundering scheme involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. Two defendants were arrested in Sofia, Bulgaria, and 13 defendants were arrested yesterday in Chicago[Read More…]
Feds Move to Strip Endangered Species Protections From Yellowstone Grizzlies in 2014
LIVINGSTON, Mt.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans on Wednesday to strip Endangered Species Act protections from Yellowstone’s iconic grizzly bears later this year. The agency will release a proposed rule removing federal protections for the bears by the end of this year, and following a public-comment[Read More…]
Just Two Weeks After Being Cleared, BP Spills Again
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Statement on BP’s oil spill in Lake Michigan from Valerie Love, No Keystone XL Campaigner with the Center for Biological Diversity: “The fact that literally days after BP was cleared to bid on federal oil and gas leases the company is cleaning up yet another spill[Read More…]
University of Oregon ‘MOOC’ Aims to Help Teach English Language
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014 — The University of Oregon, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State and in partnership with Coursera, enters the MOOC world April 7 with the launch of a free, two-part Massive Open Online Course designed to help educators more effectively teach English as[Read More…]
NIHSeniorHealth.gov Offers Comprehensive Information on End of Life
Symptom management, practical concerns are focus of topic Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. A new Web resource from the National Institutes of Health is aimed at helping people address a sensitive subject—the end of life. The latest addition to NIHSeniorHealth, the health and wellness website for older adults, the End of[Read More…]
Disorganized Cortical Patches Suggest Prenatal Origin of Autism
NIH-funded study shows disrupted cell layering process in the developing brain Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The architecture of the autistic brain is speckled with patches of abnormal neurons, according to research partially funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Published in[Read More…]
Prairie State College Hosting Veterans Services Fair on April 9
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Student Veterans Center is hosting a Veterans Services Fair from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, April 9, in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event features a VA Mobile[Read More…]
