News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing media figures have mocked Democrats’ descriptions of hardships faced by their constituents who lack health insurance, including a story Rep. Louise Slaughter told about a woman who wore dentures that previously belonged to her dead sister. For example, Rush Limbaugh said, "So if you don’t[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
President Obama Signs Executive Order Promoting Excellence, Innovation and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Today, President Obama signed an executive order renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the White House East Room. This event demonstrates the President’s strong appreciation for the historic role these institutions have played in educating our citizens and the Administration’s[Read More…]
Illinois Community College System Sets Record Enrollment Second Spring in a Row
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Both headcount and Full Time Equivalency (FTE) Spring enrollments at Illinois community colleges reached all-time record levels for the current semester. According to figures released today from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), statewide headcount enrollment increased 7.8% over the record Spring 2009 enrollment. This semester’s increase[Read More…]
Online Version of Nurses Continuing Education Program on SIDS Risk Reduction Now Available
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. An online version of NIH’s continuing education program for nurses about SIDS risk reduction is now available. The Continuing Education Program on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk Reduction was developed by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and[Read More…]
Senate Inaction on Medicare Hurts Seniors, Military and Boomers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. A Medicare meltdown now seems certain, as the U.S. Senate has left early for the weekend, abandoning seniors, military families and baby boomers. The Senate failed to repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that will cause a drastic 21 percent payment cut to physicians who care[Read More…]
AARP Commends Middle Class Task Force For Leadership On Retirement Security
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Annual Report of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class: “AARP appreciates the attention and work of the Middle Class Task Force on retirement security issues.[Read More…]
State from SEIU on President Obama’s Healthcare Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010. Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) released the statement of Andy Stern after President Obama’s healthcare summit: “If we learned one thing from today’s summit, it’s that the Republicans have learned nothing. “For the past year – and indeed, years before that – there has[Read More…]
Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund Fact Sheet
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Since the creation of the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund in January, the Fund has raised over $13 million from more than 100,000 individuals for relief, recovery, and reconstruction assistance, and in the month after the disaster has allocated $3 million to a dozen 501(c)(3)s on the[Read More…]
Obituary: Dale K. Graham
Obituary: Dale K. Graham Revised February 26, 2010 at 2:14 p.m. with updated information. Former Park Forest resident, Dale K. Graham, died on February 24, 2010 at age 79. Dale resided in his home in Mokena, Illinois with his beloved wife Frances nee Kelly. Dale was the devoted father of[Read More…]
Global Support Needed to Help Haiti Meet AIDS Needs, Says UN Report
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 February 2010 – Haiti – the country most affected by HIV in the Caribbean region – needs the world’s support in bolstering its defence against the spread of AIDS in the wake of last month’s catastrophic earthquake, according to a United Nations report. “It is unprecedented to have[Read More…]
