Product Can Be Dangerous; Extreme Caution Urged CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) today issued a statewide consumer alert to warn residents of potential fire and explosion hazards surrounding the recreational use of alcohol-fueled gel fire pots. While the product is designed as a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
First Lady Names Pediatrician Judith S. Palfrey, M.D. to Lead Let’s Move! Program
Palfrey was past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been a pediatric clinician and teacher for over 30 years WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. First Lady Michelle Obama today announced that one of the country’s leading pediatricians, Judith S. Palfrey, M.D., will lead her Let’s Move! childhood obesity initiative[Read More…]
Special Hours for Park Forest House Museum on Saturday, September 3
Park Forest, IL—(ENWSPF)—September 2, 2011. On Saturday, September 3, 2011, ONLY, special open hours at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This weekend marks the kick-off of Fall 2011 open hours, with the Park Forest Historical Society increasing hours to six each week[Read More…]
ComEd Chairman and CEO Frank M. Clark Leads Off Southland College Prep Charter High School Leadership Dialog Series
Frank M. Clark, ComEd Chairman and CEO (l.)toured Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park earlier this week with Dr. Blondean Davis, (r.) the new school’s CEO. Clark lead off Southland’s leadership dialog series with Southland’s student body. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) RICHTON PARK, IL.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011– Believe in yourself,[Read More…]
Libya: UN Official Arrives in Tripoli to Set Up Humanitarian Operations
TRIPOLI–(ENEWSPF)–2 September 2011. WFP convoy with staple food commodities including wheat flour, pasta, vegetable oil and tomato paste on the way to the Libyan capital for distribution by the Libyan Red Crescent (LRC) A senior United Nations official has arrived in Libya accompanied by an inter-agency humanitarian team to re-establish[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on August Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the August 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “The private sector added 17,000 jobs in August, but those gains were offset by the loss of 17,000 government jobs. Total non-farm unemployment, therefore, was unchanged last month.[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Pressure from Polluters Leads to Missed Opportunity to Protect Our Kids from Dirty Air and Asthma
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. Today, President Obama announced that he has requested that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw the draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards that would have protected Americans from air pollution. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement:[Read More…]
LED Night Lights Recalled by Camsing Global Due to Burn Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Argo Floats Help Monitor Ocean Acidity
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. Dave O’Gorman prepares to deploy a PMEL Argo float off of the R/V Wecoma in 2007. (Credit: NOAA) Scientists can now remotely monitor the ocean’s changing chemistry with help from some of the five-foot-tall Argo floats that drift with deep ocean currents and transmit data[Read More…]
Arkansas: Lawmakers Enact Sentencing Reform Measures, Reduce Pot Possession Penalties
Little Rock, AR–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. Criminal sentencing reform legislation passed by lawmakers earlier this year is now in effect. Senate Bill 750, the Public Safety Improvement Act, intends to reduce the number of non-violent offenders incarcerated statewide by mitigating the sentences for certain low-level drug offenses. Democrat Gov. Mike Beebe,[Read More…]
