Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2009. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued the following statements today in response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision to raise the pandemic threat level on the novel H1N1 virus. “Today’s decision[Read More…]

Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2009.  Statment by WHO Director, Margaret Chan: “Ladies and gentlemen, In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus. This particular H1N1 strain has not circulated previously in humans. The virus is entirely new. The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person[Read More…]

By: Jamison Foser In the weeks since President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, one question has consumed the news media, particularly conservatives in the media: Imagine what would happen if a white man had said the reverse of Sotomayor’s famous (and famously distorted) “wise Latina” comment. Media[Read More…]

Commentary by Eric Boehlert If Fox News is going to continue to traffic in hateful rhetoric, then folks at Fox News, as well as their apologists in the GOP Noise Machine, are going to have to come up with better talking points to spin away the atmosphere of vigilantism fomented[Read More…]

Commentary First, the chilling news from the New York Times: An 88-year-old white supremacist with a rifle walked into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, one of the capital’s most visited sites, on Wednesday afternoon and began shooting, fatally wounding a security guard and sending tourists scrambling before he himself[Read More…]

JUne 10, 2009, 7:14 p.m. Save on your energy costs. The Summer Energy Savings seminar is now running live. Click second link from the bottom to watch: VOPF.COM

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 10, 2009.  As the economic recession continues one area that could be impacted is education as states and localities look to trim costs and cut budgets. Compared to last year, however, perception of the quality of education in both the country as a whole and Americans’ local[Read More…]

Crete, IL–(ENEWSPF)– State Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) recently hosted a meeting for residents of the Village of Crete to update them on the recent legislative session and give them an opportunity to voice their thoughts and opinions on the issues facing the state and local community. “Updating area citizens[Read More…]

Cathy Shears of Design’d to go Florist. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Cathy Shears celebrates the first anniversary of Design’d to go Florist, 323 Main Street, Park Forest.   Design’s to Go is a full-service florist business. They do weddings, small parties, large parties, green plants, blooming plants, fresh arrangements, balloon bouquets, gourmet and[Read More…]

Alia Davis of Quality Classic Health and Fitness Center. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Quality Classic Health and Fitness Center in DownTown Park Forest celebrates its first anniversary today! Stop by for some healthy treats and ask about their very reasonable membership rates. Earl and Alia Davis opened the gym about a year[Read More…]