With 40,000 People Getting Deported for Drug Law Violations Annually, Pressure Mounts for Humane Reforms WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2015. The United States Supreme Court ruled today in Mellouli v. Lynch, Attorney General that an immigrant could not be deported for possession of a sock, which under Kansas state law counts[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Southland College Prep Charter High School Holds Second Commencement
Amy Kwarteng of Matteson, the 2015 Southland College Prep Valedictorian. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Become an observer, look at the universe around you instead of focusing on your digital devices, Dr. Mae Jemison, a former NASA astronaut and the first African-American woman to fly into space when she was aboard[Read More…]
Western Diet May Increase Risk of Death After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015. After a prostate cancer diagnosis, eating a diet higher in red and processed meat, high-fat dairy foods, and refined grains—known as a Western diet—may lead to a significantly higher risk of both prostate cancer-related mortality and overall mortality compared with eating a diet[Read More…]
Miccosukee Indian School Receives Historic Flexibility to Meet Academic and Cultural Needs of Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced today that the Miccosukee Indian School (MIS) has received flexibility from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), to use a different definition of Adequate Yearly[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces Grants for South Suburban Fire Departments
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that the Richton Park and Riverdale fire departments were each awarded federal grants from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program. “Providing our firefighters with the best equipment and protective gear helps keep them safe as they risk their lives to save[Read More…]
‘Persistent and Grave’ Human Rights Violations in Eastern Ukraine – UN Report
A reminder of the deadly destruction in the conflict in Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Photo: WFP/Abeer Etefa GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–1 June 2015 – Serious human rights violations and abuses persist in eastern Ukraine, including shelling, executions, arbitrary and illegal detentions, torture, ill-treatment, human trafficking and the lack of[Read More…]
Health Care Provider Sentenced To 75 Months For $2.5 Million Health Care Fraud
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015. A former owner and operator of Selectcare Health, Inc., a provider of outpatient physical and respiratory therapy located in Park Ridge and Skokie, was sentenced to federal prison for engaging in a $2.5 million health care fraud scheme. Ankur Roy, 38, of Miami Beach, Florida, was[Read More…]
Prairie State College Dental Hygiene Program Promotes ‘Healthy Smiles’ During Annual Event
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 20215. Prairie State College recently hosted the 2015 Healthy Smiles Day on campus. Healthy Smiles Day provides children from a local elementary school with free dental care. During the event, the PSC dental hygiene students and faculty saw 84 children, ranging from first through eighth grade, providing[Read More…]
NCI-MATCH Trial Will Link Targeted Cancer Drugs to Gene Abnormalities
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015. Investigators for the nationwide trial, NCI-MATCH: Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice, announced today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago that the precision medicine trial will open to patient enrollment in July. The trial seeks to determine whether targeted[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Outlines Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies for Medicare Payment Reform
A doctor is shown examining a patient in June 2012. SOURCE: AP/Jeff Barnard Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015. A new report published by the Center for American Progress evaluates the performance and effectiveness of alternative payment models for Medicare. CAP’s analysis argues that when it comes to Medicare payment reform,[Read More…]
