CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and the bi-partisan Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service today announced nominations are now being accepted for the Second Annual Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. These awards recognize individual volunteers through a statewide award program to highlight the importance of volunteerism and community[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Vice President Biden Arrives in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. Vice President Biden has arrived in Afghanistan. The primary purpose of the trip is to assess progress toward the transition to Afghan-led security beginning this year, and to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to a long-term partnership with Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan, the Vice President will meet[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Panel Tours Polling Centres in South’s Independence Referendum
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 January 2011 – The independence referendum in South Sudan, which could split Africa’s largest country in two and produce the United Nations’ 193rd Member State, has got off to a good start with officials successfully handling a large initial turnout, the head of the UN monitoring panel has[Read More…]
Federal Complaint Filed Against Jared Lee Loughner
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2011. The United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced today that his office filed a federal complaint against Jared Lee Loughner. The complaint was signed by Magistrate Judge Michelle Burns in Phoenix. Loughner is suspected of shooting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Chief Judge John[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2011. I am extremely pleased that polling has started for the Southern Sudan Referendum, and congratulate the people of Southern Sudan who are determining their own destiny. This is an historic step in the years-long process to fully implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the civil[Read More…]
Opening Statement by Secretary Robert Gates at Press Conference with General Liang Guanglie of Beijing, China
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. “It is a pleasure to be back in Beijing. I’d like to thank the government and people of China for their gracious hospitality, which I’ve greatly enjoyed since my first visit almost 30 years ago. Much has changed since then. “I also want to thank Gen.[Read More…]
FDA Approves Opioid Analgesic to Help Cancer Patients Manage Pain
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abstral (fentanyl) transmucosal tablets to manage breakthrough pain for adults with cancer. Fentanyl immediate-release transmucosal medications are administered on the soft surfaces of the mouth (inside of the cheek, gums, tongue), or the nasal passages or throat[Read More…]
University Wise To Rethink Open-Records Policy
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Let’s begin 2011 on a hopeful note: Texas A&M University officials say they will revisit a recent decision that would have banned journalism instructors from directing students in filing open-records requests about — of all things[Read More…]
Sculpture Park Sponsors Annual Winter Walk
NMSP visitors pass Mark di Suvero’s monumental sculpture “Yes! For Lady Day.” (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Experience a winter landscape filled with great art and the beauty of nature at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park’s annual winter walk on Saturday, January 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. Park Curator[Read More…]
Club’s Silent Auction: Gems, Minerals, Jewelry and More
Silent Auction hosted by the SSESC Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The South Suburban Earth Science Club will hold their annual SSESC Silent Auction on Sunday, February 13th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m., Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL. Free, and open to the public, the SSESC will auction a variety of[Read More…]
