Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest received the following notice from the administration at Prairie State College regarding a challenge to a place on the ballot: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Education Officers Electoral Board of Prairie State Community College District No. 515 will hold a public meeting on Thursday,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Haiti’s Recovery Multi-Year Effort, UN Humanitarian Chief Tells ECOSOC
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – The relief effort after Haiti’s devastating earthquake a year ago has helped millions of people, but a multi-year initiative with full international support is crucial to put the country on its feet, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today. “Accelerating recovery efforts must be[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Memorial Service for Richard C. Holbrooke
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011. Well, I am last because my office is on the 7th floor which is as close to heaven as you can get, so I end the program by being and bringing you with me to be as close to Richard as we can be. I’m very,[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Religious Freedom Day 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011. Our Nation was founded on a shared commitment to the values of justice, freedom, and equality. On Religious Freedom Day, we commemorate Virginia’s 1786 Statute for Religious Freedom, in which Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Memorial Service for Richard Holbrooke
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011 – 3:33 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: To Kati, Anthony, David and Elizabeth, to all the friends and admirers of Richard, we come together to celebrate an extraordinary life. In 1999, at the height of the crisis in Kosovo, Richard gave an interview in which he addressed[Read More…]
Gary, IN, Man Indicted In Connection With Alleged Health Care Fraud
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following indictment was returned in South Bend: Ebb Greenwood, 59, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an indictment returned today with two counts of health care billing fraud and two additional counts of conspiracy to commit billing fraud. In particular, the[Read More…]
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Has ‘Concrete Intelligence’ of Ex-President’s Incitement to Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – The United Nations has “concrete intelligence” that the former Côte d’Ivoire president, who refuses to step down despite his election defeat, is inciting violence against its peacekeepers and his own countrymen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, again raising the prospect of a trial by the[Read More…]
South Sudan Independence Vote Proceeding Smoothly So Far – UN Officials
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – With one day left to go in the historic referendum on the future of Southern Sudan, United Nations officials today voiced their satisfaction at the strong turnout and smooth proceedings witnessed so far during the week-long polls. “The voting process has one day more to[Read More…]
Citing Rise in Illegal Israeli Actions, UN Expert Urges Protection for Palestinians
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the international community to intervene following what he described as a series of illegal acts by Israeli authorities in the occupied Palestinian territories. According to UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk, these acts include the killing[Read More…]
Updated NORML Report Reviews Nearly 200 Studies On The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011. NORML made available this week the Fourth Edition of its popular and comprehensive booklet “Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature. Updated and revised for 2011, this report reviews approximately 200 newly published scientific studies assessing the safety and efficacy[Read More…]
