UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham meets child survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Photo: UNICEF/Per-Anders Pettersson GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9 February 2015 – International football icon and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, David Beckham, today announced his latest fundraising initiative, launched in tandem with the UN agency and aimed at[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chief Yellen To Help Greece Overcome Austerity Policies Which Are Destroying Their Economy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, wants the U.S. government to help insure that newly-elected leaders in Greece have the support they need to end austerity programs that have caused widespread suffering to its citizens. In recent years, the Greek[Read More…]
Ranchers, Consumers Applaud Dismissal of COOL Lawsuit
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. In papers filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, industry opponents to the U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) law dropped their longstanding case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This ends the lawsuit, American Meat Institute (AMI) et[Read More…]
Prairie State College Speech Team Members Bring Home Individual Honors During ‘Frank-ly Speaking’ Tournament
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. The Prairie State College (PSC) team members brought home several individual awards during the recent “Frank-ly Speaking Speech Tournament” hosted by the College of DuPage. Kelly Crescenzo of Steger was named tournament champion for prose interpretation and received fifth place for persuasive speaking; Patrick Sheard of[Read More…]
‘Obsession’ Art Exhibit Opens at Prairie State College February 16
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the art exhibition, “Obsession: works by Reginald Baylor, Mary Croteau, and Jordan Scott,” from Feb. 16 to March 18, 2015, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. According[Read More…]
Four Awarded Tenure at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSFP)–February 9, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) recently announced that four faculty members have met the college’s expectations for tenure, including commitment to student success, collaboration with their peers, and dedication to the college’s mission and core values. Receiving tenure, effective August 2015, are Dr. Carol I. Braun,[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society Looking for New Location for Museum
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The Park Forest Historical Society is looking for a new location for the museum, may not be able to find a home suitable to be a house museum in the future, and is having difficulty finding a townhome to house it. The Museum will be[Read More…]
Park Forest House Museum Lets Visitors ‘Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day’
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 141 Forest Blvd in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated February 4- March 4, 2015 with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day.” One room represents a classroom in the first school, Forest[Read More…]
NIH-funded Research Lays Groundwork for Next-generation Prosthetics
New DARPA initiative builds on basic research Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. Three groups of researchers who have received support from the National Institutes of Health will obtain funding from the President’s BRAIN Initiative to improve artificial limb technology. The new awards will be funded and administered by the Defense[Read More…]
EPA Approval of Dow’s Enlist Duo Herbicide Violates Endangered Species Act
Lawsuit filed to protect endangered whooping crane and Indiana bat from toxic herbicide to be used on genetically engineered crops The whooping crane is one of the most endangered animals on earth. EPA admitted that during their migration, whooping cranes “will stop to eat and may consume arthropod prey” that[Read More…]
