Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park , IL–(ENEWSPF)– As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at Governors State University, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will speak to students, faculty, staff, and the community at a free and public presentation on October 1, at 6 p.m.[Read More…]
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Two Green Thumbs Up For Western Avenue School
Western Avenue parents Carrie Malfeo (left) and Maggie Bachus help level the ground before placing another side to the raised garden bed. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Steger, IL–(ENEWSPF)– ME4E, Multidisciplinary Education for the Environment, has been working with the PTO at Western Avenue Elementary School in Flossmoor, IL and is proud to[Read More…]
Rocket PTSO and Booster Club Combines Forces
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich East High School Parent Teacher Student Organization has combined forces with the Rocket Booster Club in the hopes of increasing awareness of both organizations. The new organization, titled The Rocket Booster Club, was formed over the summer. “It’s going to be an exciting time for[Read More…]
Rich East Receives ISBE School Improvement Grant
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East High School has recently received a $233,000 School Improvement Grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to administer federal dollars in areas of school improvement, which will lead to student achievement. The plan includes a parental involvement piece that will provide classes and activities[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Rally on Health Insurance Reform, September 17, 2009
College Park, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009 – 11:49 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Maryland! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, College Park. (Applause.) Thank you so much. It is good to be back at the University of Maryland. (Applause.) I want to start by wishing The Fridge and the Terps good luck[Read More…]
Statement from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on House Passage of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009. “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to give America’s college students the biggest increase in financial aid since the GI Bill. The bill will guarantee increases for the Pell Grant program for the 2010-11 year and beyond. It will overhaul federal student loans to make[Read More…]
Legislation Introduced to End Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Energy and Commerce Committee Vice-Chair Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) today introduced the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, legislation to end the broad antitrust exemption[Read More…]
45,000 Excess Deaths Annually Linked to Lack of Health Insurance: Harvard Study
Lack of health insurance now more lethal (ENEWSPF)– A study published online Thursday estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002. The new study, "Health[Read More…]
T. Rex Body Plan Debuted in Raptorex, But 100th the Size
University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno adds the toe claw to awell-preserved skeleton of the new tyrannosaur Raptorex. (Photo: Mike Hettwer) Weighing as little as 1/100th that of its descendant T. rex, 125-million year old Raptorex shows off the distinctive body plan of this most dominant line of predatory dinosaurs.[Read More…]
Presidential Memorandum Concerning Medical Liability Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBJECT: Demonstration Grants for the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Alternatives to the Current Medical Liability System As part of my Administration’s ongoing effort to reform our health care system, we have reached out to members of[Read More…]
