Author: Gary Kopycinski

The New Numbers – Health Insurance Reform Cannot Wait

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2009.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new state by state analysis of last week’s U.S. Census numbers regarding the uninsured.  The results are sobering and confirm that health insurance reform cannot wait another year. “These numbers only serve to further confirm a[Read More…]

Garlic Press/Slicers Recalled by Trudeau Corporation Due to Laceration Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Trudeau Garlic Duo Slicers Units: About 22,000 Manufacturer: Trudeau Corporation,[Read More…]

PSAE Scores Soar at Rich East High School, Top District 227

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The sonic boom heard over Park Forest recently had nothing to do with US Air Force military aircraft. It was one of the many after effects following the release of the Prairie State Achievement {PSAE} Test Scores, which showed soaring improvements from Rich East students. Over the[Read More…]

Uncertainty About Health Care Increase Among Seniors and Young Adults

Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2009.  With intense debate and activism at town hall meetings across the nation last month, Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access to health care dropped slightly in August. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) fell 1.1[Read More…]

Majority of Physicians Support Health Reform that Includes Both Public and Private Insurance Options

Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2009.  A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) study published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine shows that a majority of physicians (63 percent) support a health reform proposal that includes both a public option and traditional private insurance. If the additional 10 percent of doctors who[Read More…]

Gov. Quinn Announces ‘Real World Design Challenge’ Partnership

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois will participate in a national education initiative that puts high school students alongside industry experts to gain engineering experience by developing a solution to a proposed challenge. Governor Quinn made the announcement during the iBIO Institute’s launch of Finding Your[Read More…]

Student Loan Default Rates Increase

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2009.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that the FY 2007 national student loan cohort default rate increased to 6.7 percent, up from the FY 2006 rate of 5.2 percent. The rate announced today is a snapshot in time, representing the cohort of borrowers whose[Read More…]

Nature Photographer Presents Perfect Pictures at GSU

University Park , IL–(ENEWSPF)– Noted nature photographer, Mel Katz of Chicago will discuss how to visualize a picture and take a better photograph at a discussion on September 30, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the University Library at Governors State University. “The Nature of Photography” presentation will center on what[Read More…]

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