Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2009. The NAMM Foundation announced that it hosted a live, public teleconference today with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss his recent letter sent to school and education community leaders outlining the importance of the arts as a core academic subject in U.S. public[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Black & Decker Coffeemakers Recalled By Applica Consumer Products Due to Burn Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 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: Black & Decker® Thermal Coffeemakers Units: About 9,800 Distributor: Applica[Read More…]
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Frozen Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Products Due To an Undeclared Allergen
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 17, 2009 – Kraft Foods Global, Inc., a Medford, Wis., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,000 pounds of frozen pepperoni and sausage pizza products because they may contain an undeclared allergen, soy protein concentrate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following product[Read More…]
Howard Dean to Democrats: ‘Grow a Pair’
Governor Howard Dean answers questions while signing a copy of his book Friday at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Pittsburgh, PA –(ENEWSPF)– I had the opportunity to attend Netroots Nation Friday as a member of the media. Formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention, Netroots Nation[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Latest Obama Administration Legal Brief on Defense of Marriage Act
NEW YORK–(ENEWSP)–August 17, 2009. The following can be attributed to Matt Coles, Director of the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project: The brief filed by the Justice Department in Smelt v. United States, today shows that the federal government heard and understood some of the concerns raised by the LGBT[Read More…]
FBI Alert: Businesses Beware of Mass Marketing Scams
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Almost everyone has heard horror stories about individuals who have been taken in by mass marketing fraud schemes—from phony sweepstakes to lottery scams. But here’s something you may not know: the very same fraudsters who target individual consumers also target businesses. Illicit mass marketers know that[Read More…]
Limbaugh Yells ‘Nazi’ (And the Press Yawns)
Commentary by Eric Boehlert The Houston Chronicle editorial page wanted to be absolutely clear: References to Adolf Hitler or Nazis in American politics had no place in the “discourse of the nation,” and the crude analogies were “beyond the pale.” The practice was “absurd and dangerous.” The editorial page was[Read More…]
Heckling, Name-Taking Fly in Face of Protest, Petition
Commentary By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Vocal public protest has a place in American history that began before there was American history. But as the national debate over health care rages on, the First Amendment’s guarantees of free speech and the rights of assembly and petition[Read More…]
Park Forest to Consider Expanding Protected Classes in Housing Ordinance, Cricket Wireless Antenna Lease
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Board of Trustees of the Village of Park Forest will consider two items for action at its Monday meeting. The first is a resolution approving a site lease with an option agreement between the Village of Park Forest and Denali Spectrum Operations, LLC. The second item[Read More…]
Health Insurance Reform and Disability
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The White House responded last week to what it characterizes as a misunderstanding that the President’s plan will mean children with disabilities will not receive the care they need. “On the contrary,” says Katherine Brandon on the White House Blog, “reform will eliminate health insurance discrimination against people[Read More…]
