Nadelmann to participate in panel discussion: “Rethinking the War on Drugs” SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, will speak at the World Affairs Council’s WorldAffairs 2014 conference in San Francisco on Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. WorldAffairs 2014 offers fresh insights and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
‘The Miracle Worker’ Comes to Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts on March 21
University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014 – Governors State University welcomes the Montana Repertory Theater’s production of William Gibson’s play, “The Miracle Worker,” which will play at the Center for Performing Arts Friday, March 21 at 8 p.m. “The Miracle Worker” tells the story of Helen Keller, deaf and blind since[Read More…]
EPA Awards More than $500,000 to Schools to Help Reduce Children’s Exposure to Pesticides
Integrated pest management practices are shown to reduce pesticide use WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced three grants to facilitate integrated pest management practices in schools. This funding will help reduce student’s exposure to pests and pesticides in the nation’s schools, while saving money, energy[Read More…]
Pesticides Linked to 30% Decline in French Men’s Sperm Count
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Part deux of a 2012 study finding that sperm counts in French men had decreased 30% over the past 16 years came to a second startling conclusion in a 2014 analysis: the cause for those dramatic decreases may be pesticides. 2012 Sperm-Count Study Published in the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 315,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 324,000. The 4-week moving average was 330,500, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
IDOT, Il. State Police and Local Law Enforcement Remind Celebrators to Designate a Sober Driver this St. Patrick’s Day
Stepped Up Enforcement Designed to Get Drunk Drivers Off the Road CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and nearly 200 local law enforcement agencies urge motorists to plan a safe ride home and never get behind the wheel after[Read More…]
Detainee Transfer Announced, March 13, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Belbacha from the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay to the Government of Algeria. As directed by the President’s Jan. 22, 2009, Executive Order, the interagency Guantánamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case.[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Urges Changes in Federal Sentencing Guidelines to Reserve Harshest Penalties for Most Serious Drug Traffickers
In Testimony to Sentencing Commission, Holder Endorses Proposal That Would Reduce the Average Sentence for Low-level Drug Offenders by Nearly a Year Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. In testimony delivered before the U.S. Sentencing Commission Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder endorsed a proposed change to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines that would[Read More…]
REPORT: Broadcast Evening News Ignores Public Cost Of Low Minimum Wage
Analysis Despite mounting evidence that low minimum wages put pressure on government finances through the need for expanded safety net programs, over the past year, evening news programs on four major broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS — have been largely silent about the public cost of low[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to Women Members of Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2014 – 4:17 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, it’s an honor for me to welcome these outstanding women members of Congress. And I think that over the last several weeks and months, what the American people have seen is my single-most important priority domestically is to make[Read More…]
