Port-Au-Prince/New York–(ENEWSPF)– One month after the Haiti earthquake, many lives have been saved because of the bravery and fortitude of the Haitian people and their leaders, and the collective generosity and urgency shown by individuals, governments and the private sector, but the enormity of the destruction and the scale of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Haiti Earthquake One Month On: Oxfam Says ‘Still a Mountain to Climb’ In Haiti
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)– International agency Oxfam warns today a Herculean effort is still needed if public health in Haiti is not to deteriorate. Time is pressing as there are only six weeks before the start of the raining season. The agency said there have been enormous and successful efforts in getting[Read More…]
One Month after Devastating Earthquake, Mercy Corps Brings Relief and Recovery to Haiti
Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)– One month after the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, the global relief and development agency Mercy Corps is providing humanitarian relief and laying the groundwork for long-term recovery. The agency, which had not worked in Haiti prior to the earthquake, quickly assembled a staff of 35 experts to[Read More…]
Race to the Rainy Season in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)– One month after the catastrophic quake that leveled most of Port-au-Prince, CARE and other aid agencies are in a race against time to get people waterproof shelter and decent sanitation before the rainy season hits at the end of March. Most people crammed into overcrowded temporary camps are huddled[Read More…]
One Month After Major Quake, Save the Children Reports Ongoing Crises for Haitian Children
Save the Children Is Providing Food, Water and Essentials to About 300,000 Children and Families PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)– One month after Haiti experienced the worst natural disaster in its history, Save the Children has reached nearly 300,000 children and adults in the earthquake impact zone. Since the early hours after the disaster,[Read More…]
Glenn Beck Attacks Michelle Obama for Trying To Raise Awareness of And Combat Childhood Obesity
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In his continued effort to attack anything related to the Obama administration, Glenn Beck ridiculed first lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combat the issues of childhood hunger and obesity. Seriously, despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the prevalence of childhood obesity[Read More…]
Right-Wing Media Use Clinton’s Heart Procedure to Stoke Fears about Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following former President Bill Clinton’s hospitalization to undergo a procedure on his heart, several conservative media figures used the incident to attack Democratic health care reform efforts. For example, Rush Limbaugh said he was "thankful we don’t yet have Obamacare," or "the death panel" might not have approved[Read More…]
Dana Perino, Fox News’ Press Secretary in Exile
Commentary By Terry Krepel Dana Perino cashed in on her stint as White House press secretary in the Bush administration in the usual way: by signing on with a Washington PR firm (resulting in the occasional disclosure problem). She also got a common perk for ex-employees of Republican administrations —[Read More…]
A Bad Week for Conservative Whining About Not Being Taken Seriously
Commentary By Jamison Foser The Washington Post picked the wrong week to run a lengthy op-ed excoriating liberals for being condescending to conservatives. Not that there would have been a good week to run University of Virginia professor Gerard Alexander’s screed, which was filled with more holes than a donut[Read More…]
Fox News, Right-Wing Media Deserve A Snowball in the Kisser
Commentary By Karl Frisch I grew up in Los Angeles, so the notion of living in or around snow was romantic — the thing of movies. Living in Washington, D.C., this past week has proven to be something entirely different. Don’t get me wrong, the calm quiet brought to my[Read More…]
