HOUSTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2010. BP’s claims team, which has paid $368 million to individuals and businesses, is in the final stages of preparing to transfer responsibility for individual and business claims related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) on August 23.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Governor Quinn Files Application for Federal Education Funding
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn has filed Illinois’ Education Jobs Grant application with the federal government to access $415 million in education funding. The funding is part of the $26 billion state aid package that President Barack Obama signed into law last week. The federal government estimates these funds[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Mississippi School For Excluding Teenager Wearing Tuxedo From Yearbook
JACKSON, MS–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2010. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi today filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi high school that excluded a female student’s name and senior portrait from the yearbook rather than publish a photo of her in a tuxedo. The lawsuit charges that Ceara[Read More…]
Nationwide Milk Allergen Recall of Kroger “Meals Made Simple Shrimp Linguini”
Los Angeles, California–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2010. Kroger (product distributor) and Contessa Premium Foods, Inc. (product manufacturer) are recalling 24 ounce bags of Kroger brand Meals Made Simple Shrimp Linguini, because it may contain undeclared milk product. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk products run the risk[Read More…]
Merrick Pet Care Recalls Filet Squares & Texas Hold’ems 10oz Bag Due to Possible Salmonella Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2010. Merrick Pet Care, Inc. of Amarillo, Texas is recalling all lots of its 10 oz “Beef Filet Squares” for Dogs and “Texas Hold’ems” pet treats because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans[Read More…]
Sights and Sounds of the 2010 Bud Billiken Parade (Video)
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Some participants at the 2010 Bud Billiken parade in Chicago. The video includes marching bands, floats, the parade grand marshalls Valerie Jarrett and Mickey & Minnie Mouse, statewide and local candidates for office, and other entries designed to entertain, challenge or reward people. And, among the pols, look[Read More…]
Third Exemplary Award For GSU’s Jan Engle
Jan Engle of Monee presents her award winning course at the Blackboard’s annual users’ conference (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Jan Engle of the Division of Digital Learning and Media Design at Governors State University recently received a 2010 Blackboard Catalyst Award for her creation of an online course “Designing[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 16, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, August 16, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Visits Louisiana At the direction of President Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke traveled to Louisiana, where he toured a Gulf seafood processing plant in Lafitte, La, and attended lunch with members of the local seafood and restaurant industry in[Read More…]
Commerce Secretary Locke Announces $31.3 Million in Restoration and Recovery Grants for Louisiana, Gulf
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2010. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visited Louisiana today to hear from local business owners and community members who have been directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. At an economic roundtable in Metairie, La., Locke announced $31.3 million in coastal restoration and economic development grants for[Read More…]
