University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week, Governors State University is offering informational sessions and confidential depression screening at a series of events that are free and open to the public. “Our events are designed to help people discover their inner strengths and nurture their emotional health,”[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Yemen: Security Council Urges End to Violence and Attacks Against Civilians
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 September 2011. The Security Council has urged all sides in Yemen to refrain from violence, including attacks against unarmed and peaceful civilian demonstrators, and called on them to abide by their obligations under international law. In a press statement issued on Saturday by Ambassador Nawaf Salam of Lebanon,[Read More…]
UN Official Condemns Deadly Bomb Blasts in Iraqi City
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 September 2011. The acting head of the United Nations mission in Iraq strongly condemned today’s terrorist attacks that targeted Government buildings in the city of Karbala, killing over a dozen people and injuring many others. Jerzy Skuratowicz, who is also the deputy head of the UN Assistance Mission[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, September 25, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Sept. 23 in Wardak, province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 26, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
NATO Strikes Shield Civilians in Sirte
NAPLES–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2011. In the last twenty-four hours, NATO aircraft, as part of Operation Unified Protector struck a series of targets Qadhafi forces used in order to threaten the civilian population of Sirte. Among the targets were: an ammunition storage facility, an anti aircraft gun, a command and control node,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2011 – 8:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, CBC! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. It is wonderful to be with all of you tonight. It’s good to be with the conscience of the Congress. (Applause.) Thank you, Chairman Cleaver and[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, September 25, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Sgt. Andy C. Morales, 32, of Longwood, Fla., died Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, Fla. Source: defense.gov
St. Louis Man Sentenced for Possession and Transportation of Child Pornography
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A St. Louis, Missouri man was sentenced on September 23, 2011, for possession of child pornography (count one) and transportation of child pornography (count two), the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Because Daniel Lee Scalf, 32, was sentenced in[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Strengthening the American Education System
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2011. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been making the case that we need to act now on the American Jobs Act, so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy that lasts into the future. Education is an essential part of this[Read More…]
