SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2015. South Suburban College will be hosting an Allied Health & Career Programs Open House on Thursday, March 5th from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the Atrium of the Main Campus in South Holland. Instructors and students will be on hand to answer questions about[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Illinois Transportation Trade Association (ITTA) Endorses Bob Fioretti for Mayor of Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2015. Today, the Illinois Transportation Trade Association (ITTA) announced their endorsement for current 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti for Mayor of Chicago. The ITTA serves as a consolidated voice for the majority of the local taxicab industry with 18 taxicab affiliations under its umbrella. “We are supporting Alderman Fioretti[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces A More Than $13.4 Million Investment In Illinois Early Childhood Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $13,415,508 grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services to expand home visiting services to women during pregnancy and to parents with young children. The[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk, Kelly Applaud President Obama’s Announcement That Pullman Historical District Will Become Part Of The National Park System
CHICAGO, IL —(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) today applauded President Obama’s announcement that a portion of Chicago’s Pullman Historic District will be designated as a National Monument, making it a unit of the National Park System. Durbin,[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated With Previously Reported Changes In Brain Morphology
Boulder, CO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Marijuana use is not associated with structural changes in the brain, according to imaging data published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Investigators from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Louisville in Kentucky assessed brain morphology in both daily adult and adolescent cannabis[Read More…]
Risk Assessment Study: Cannabis’ Purported Dangers Have Been ‘Overestimated’
Dresden, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Health risks associated with the use of cannabis have likely been “overestimated” while the dangers associated with the consumption of alcohol “have been commonly underestimated,” according to the findings of risk assessment study published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. An international team of investigators from[Read More…]
Jamaica: Senate Passes Marijuana Depenalization Measure
Kingston, Jamaica–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Members of the Jamaica Senate have approved legislation depenalizing minor marijuana possession offenses nationwide. The legislation amends federal law so that the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis by an adult is reclassified as a non-criminal offense. Violators of the law would receive a[Read More…]
Preventing Violent Extremism, Promoting Human Rights Go Hand-in-hand, UN Secretary General Ban Tells Washington Summit
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the opening of the Ministerial Meeting of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, hosted by the United States Government, in Washington, D.C. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–19 February 2015 – In Washington D.C. for a summit hosted by the United States on countering violent extremism,[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders at University of Iowa to Propose Cutting College Tuition in Half
IOWA CITY, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), appearing tonight at the University of Iowa, will call for a fundamental change in national priorities so that college tuition at public universities and colleges is cut in half. His proposal calls for an $18 billion boost in federal[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Wal-Mart Wages ‘Nowhere Near Enough’
IOWA CITY, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Wal-Mart announced that all of its workers in the United States would earn at least $9 an hour by April and $10 an hour by 2016: “The Walton family which owns Wal-Mart is[Read More…]
