Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Once called “America’s tuning fork,” Pete Seeger believed deeply in the power of song. But more importantly, he believed in the power of community – to stand up for what’s right, speak out against what’s wrong, and move this country closer to the America he knew[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
M/V Cape Ray Deployment
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. Today the Department of Defense announced the deployment of M/V Cape Ray from Portsmouth, Va. M/V Cape Ray is the primary contribution of the Department of Defense toward international efforts to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons material program. Over the last several months, hundreds of government and contract[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014 – 1:43 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Welcome to the White House on the day before the State of the Union address. I have no announcements to make, so I’ll go straight to your questions. Associated Press. Q Let’s start with Syria. The talks in Geneva do[Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court Votes to Allow Medical Marijuana Amendment on Ballot
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Earlier this week, we received news that United for Care, the campaign working to place a medical marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot in Florida, had collected and certified the required number of signatures for qualification. Despite surpassing the signature[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, January 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Tunisia Ratifies New Constitution / Political Transition Conveys into Homs / Humanitarian Assistance AFGHANISTAN Release of Detainees / Terror Related Crimes / Absence of Criminal Justice System / Rule of Law / Impact on BSA / NATO Involvement EGYPT General Sisi[Read More…]
Illinois Hospice Executive Charged With Federal Health Care Fraud For Allegedly Falsely Elevating Level Of Patients’ Care
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. An owner of an Illinois hospice company was charged with federal health care fraud for allegedly engaging in an extensive scheme to obtain higher Medicare and Medicaid payments by fraudulently elevating the level of hospice care for patients, many of whom resided at nursing homes he also[Read More…]
Senators Kirk and Durbin Introduce Their Bill to Bring Fairness to Federal Disaster Declaration Process
Bill would ensure that downstate Illinois communities devastated by severe weather are not penalized based on total state population WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today introduced their bipartisan legislation to bring consistency and fairness to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s disaster declaration[Read More…]
Syria Talks Turn to Political Issues as Question of Aid Delivery Stalls – UN-Arab League Envoy
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2014 – Discussions on humanitarian issues at the Syria talks in Geneva “have not produced much,” said the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States today, but he added “there is still hope,” and the talks will resume tomorrow. Lakhdar Brahimi briefed[Read More…]
Park Forest Public Library Will be Closed Tuesday, Jan. 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. The Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, closed early Monday due to weather, and will remain closed Tuesday, January 28. The library is expected to re-open on Wednesday, January 29. Source: villageofparkforest.com
All Schools will be Closed in School District 163 on Tuesday, Jan. 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. Due to dangerously cold temperatures that are predicted for Tuesday, January 28, 2014, all schools in District 163 will be closed. This decision was made in collaboration with the administration of School District 227 and all feeder districts. School will resume at the regular time[Read More…]
