HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control The MC252 well has been shut-in since July 15; there is currently no oil flowing into the Gulf. BP continues to work with[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
BP Forms Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Escrow Trust
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. BP announced today that it has established a trust and made a $3 billion initial deposit of the previously-announced $20 billion escrow account to pay legitimate claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident and the resulting oil and gas spill. “The purpose of the escrow account was[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Create Violence Prevention Hotline for Chicago Public Schools
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today joined religious and community leaders to tour Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood and sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The hotline allows students, parents and members of the community to anonymously provide information that may prevent[Read More…]
With Prayers for Michael R. Unglo and His Family, and a Wake Up Call to the Bishop of Pittsburgh
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Editor and Publisher So I go to the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Web site this evening to see where an old friend, an excellent, excellent priest, is stationed so I can contact him, and this is what I see, front and center, on the diocese’s home page:[Read More…]
Before ‘Eye,’ There Was ‘Paul’
‘Eye’ and ‘Paul’ by Tony Tasset. (PHOTOS SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Artist Tony Tasset’s towering depiction of iconic woodsman Paul Bunyan made its debut in 2006 at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP) at Governors State University. “Paul” is one of 26 pieces, many by masters of contemporary sculpture, in NMSP’s[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 9, 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…]
Police: Homewood Man Gets DUI When Found Asleep Behind the Wheel
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police were dispatched to the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and Westwood Drive on August 1 at 4:32 a.m. to investigate a complaint of a subject asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle while it was stopped at a stop sign. When police arrived, they observed the vehicle[Read More…]
Man Faces Harassment by Electronic Communication, Other Charges, When Ex Gets Picture Text
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest man found himself in trouble with the law after he allegedly sent what police say was a threatening picture text message to an ex. Joseph N. Gunderson, 20, 208 Mantua St., Park Forest, was arrested on August 5 and charged with harassment by electronic[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, August 7, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Secretary Mabus Holds Town Hall Meetings in Mississippi Continuing his fourth trip to the Gulf Coast, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus hosted two town hall meetings—in Bay St. Louis and Ocean Springs, Mississippi—part of a weeklong series of meetings held throughout the Gulf Coast.[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Highlights Benefits to Seniors Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2010. Forty-five years ago, we made a solemn compact as a nation that senior citizens would not go without the health care they need. This is the promise we made when Medicare was born. And it’s the responsibility of each generation to keep that promise. That’s why[Read More…]
