Park Forest Recognized For At Least 15 Consecutive Years of Achievement SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) along with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) today presented fluoridation awards to 433 community water systems for maintaining state mandated fluoride levels every month in 2010. The[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Attorney General Madigan Sues Springfield Travel Agent Over Alleged Vacation Trip Scam
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed suit against a Springfield woman for soliciting thousands of dollars from Sangamon County consumers for trips that were abruptly canceled and not refunded. Madigan’s suit seeks to bar the business owner from the travel business and obtain restitution for consumers. Madigan[Read More…]
British Royal Air Force: Libyan Air Force Neutered
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011. The RAF’s commander of the air operations over Libya, Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell, has reported that the Libyan air force “no longer exists as a fighting force.” Speaking from Gioia del Colle air base, near Bari in southern Italy, earlier this afternoon, AVM Bagwell said[Read More…]
Durbin: Cuts to Head Start Will Devastate Low-Income Families and Stunt Economic Recovery
AURORA–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. Thousands of low-income children and their families will lose critical access to education, health, and support service programs as the result of drastic federal spending cuts passed by the House of Representatives, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today in Aurora. Funding for comprehensive early childhood services,[Read More…]
NIH Study Identifies Gene That Suppresses Cell’s Immune Activation
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. A new study of prostate tumors has shown that a gene, FOXO3, suppresses activation of cells related to immunity and thus leads to a reduced immune response against a growing cancer. One of the main problems in treating cancer by vaccine or immunotherapy is that tumors[Read More…]
AirTran Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Southwest Airlines’ Acquisition of AirTran
DALLAS, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) confirmed today that shareholders of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of AirTran by Southwest Airlines. More than 98.6 percent of votes cast and 77.5 percent[Read More…]
Bosnian Serb Convicted by UN War Crimes Tribunal Transferred to Estonia
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011 – A former Bosnian Serb army general convicted of war crimes by the United Nations tribunal set up to judge the worst abuses committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was transferred to Estonia today to serve out his 29-year jail term for terror, murder[Read More…]
Lakeside Foods Issues Recall of Nationwide Pickled Sliced Beets
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. Lakeside Foods, Inc. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin is initiating a voluntary recall of 3000 cases of 105-ounce canned pickled sliced beets because some cans may have been under processed. While no illnesses have been reported, these cans have the potential to be contaminated with harmful organisms[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Lebanon Bologna Products Due to Possible E. coli Contamination
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – Palmyra Bologna Company, Inc., a Palmyra, Penn., establishment, is recalling approximately 23,000 pounds of Lebanon bologna products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Lebanon bologna is a fermented, semi-dry sausage. This[Read More…]
Gerber Legendary Blades Recalls Combo Axe Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 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…]
