Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)– United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Clifford C. Holly, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division, today announced that, ED GEORGE PARENTEAU, age 53, of Sherburne, New York and JEFFREY CHARLES BURFEINDT, age 47, of Highland, New York, pled guilty in United States District Court in[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)– John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Elizabeth R. Simonis, 29, of Custer, Wisconsin, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Madison to embezzling funds from a federally insured credit union. U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb scheduled sentencing for[Read More…]
Richton Park VFW Post Bears Playoff ‘Pot Luck
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Richton Park VFW Post will hold a Chicago Bears Playoff “Pot Luck” this Sunday, January 16, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The event is open to the public.
Conservative Media Promote Bogus Charge That AZ Sheriff Dupnik Is A ‘Left-Wing Activist’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing media have accused Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of being a liberal activist in the wake of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. However, Dupnik has previously encouraged gun ownership among his constituents, has advocated for citizenship checks of students in public schools, and supported the controversial[Read More…]
‘They Couldn’t Help It’: Right-Wing Media Strain To Find Ways To Attack Obama’s Memorial Speech
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following Obama’s widely praised address at the memorial for the victims of the Tucson shooting, the right-wing media have nonetheless strained to find ways to attack him. Their attacks have included the presence of T–shirts at the event — which were reportedly handed out by the university —[Read More…]
This Goy Will Miss Debbie Friedman
CommentaryBy Gary Kopycinski Never met Debbie Friedman. I never emailed her. Loved her music, though. And I will miss her. I am not Jewish. I am very, very Catholic. But I’ve been to Temple often enough with my classes at Marian Catholic to have fallen in love with the song,[Read More…]
UN Panel Continues Tour of Polling Centres on Fifth Day of South Sudan Referendum
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 January 2011 – The United Nations panel tasked with monitoring the long-awaited referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan continued visiting polling centres in the region today, the fifth day of the week-long exercise. Members of the panel, headed by former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, met with[Read More…]
Three Crew Members of UN Humanitarian Air Service Abducted in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 January 2011 – Three Bulgarian crew members working for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) were abducted in Darfur today, just over one month after three of their colleagues were freed after more than a month in captivity. The incident happened at approximately 10:35 this morning as[Read More…]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Vetoes Proposed West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Mine
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an historic step by vetoing the water pollution permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Spruce No. 1 Mine project in West Virginia, one of the largest mountaintop removal mines ever proposed in Appalachia. With[Read More…]
North American Winter Storm Forecasts to Get Boost from High-Tech NOAA Plane
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. NOAA has dispatched one of its highly specialized aircraft to collect atmospheric data over the North Pacific Ocean to enhance forecasts of winter storms for the entire North American continent. NOAA’s high-altitude, twin-engine Gulfstream IV-SP jet will be stationed at Yokota Air Force Base in Japan[Read More…]
