Team takes home 4 gold medals, finishes 3rd overall Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College’s Forensics Team scored big at the Phi Rho Pi Region 4 Speech Tournament on March 18 and 19 at Moraine Valley Community College, with three members taking home gold medals and the team finishing third[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
U.S. Democrat Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75
From the BBC: Groundbreaking US Democratic politician Geraldine Ferraro has died at the age of 75. She had been been suffering from cancer for many years, and died in hospital in Massachusetts, a family friend said. Ms Ferraro was the first female vice-presidential candidate to represent a major political party,[Read More…]
27th Annual Park Forest House Tour to be Held on Sunday, June 5, 2011
Park Forest Residents Are Encouraged to Recommend Houses, Condominiums and Townhouses for This Year’s Tour Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2011. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area (LVWPA) and the Village of Park Forest, have announced that the 27th Annual Park Forest House Tour will be held[Read More…]
UN-backed Test Shows Need to Improve Caribbean Tsunami Warning System
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2011 – The first full-scale test of the tsunami warning system in the Caribbean has highlighted the need to reinforce preparations as well as improve communication, evacuation plans and the role of the private sector, the United Nations said today. The simulated tsunami alert, dubbed Caribe Wave[Read More…]
Syria’s Violent Repression of Protests Risks Fuelling Further Anger – UN Official
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday urged Syria to listen to the voices of its people who are rising up and demanding change in the country, warning that continued killing of protesters will only lead to more anger and violence. The demonstrations in[Read More…]
Statement by Legal Advisor U.S. Department of State Regarding Use of Force in Libya
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to Harold Hongju Kohm, Legal Advisor U.S. Department of State at the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting. Thank you, Monica. It is always a pleasure and an honor to speak here at the American Society of International Law. As your President,[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 26, 2011 (9:20 AM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 9:30 A.M. EDT Japanese scientists yesterday detected higher levels radioactive iodine in seawater at water outlets near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. “Iodine 131 was detected at a level 1,250 times the national safety limit,” Hidehiko Nishiyama of the Nuclear and[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Says the Mission in Libya is Succeeding
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2011. Last week, when I ordered our armed forces to help protect the Libyan people from the brutality of Moammar Qaddafi, I pledged to keep the American people fully informed. Since then, I’ve spoken about the limited scope and specific purpose of this mission. Today, I[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident Update, 26 March 2011 (10:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2011 – Update 10:30 UTC. IAEA Sends Second and Third Teams to Japan to Aid Response to Nuclear Emergency The IAEA has dispatched additional teams to Japan to assist in the response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant emergency. On 24 March, a team of IAEA[Read More…]
Marble City Glassworks at Salon Artists Gallery Through Sunday (Video/Story)
Matt Salley, left, and native Park Forester Chris Szaton, of Marble City Glass Works, Knoxville, TN, are at Salon Artists Gallery through Sunday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Chris Szaton and Matt Salley of Marble City Glass Works in Knoxville, Tennessee, are sharing their craft this weekend at Salon[Read More…]
