Stellar team to help turn Illinois around CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. Following a presentation at the University of Chicago, where he laid out a number of structural issues facing Illinois, Governor Bruce Rauner today announced his Turnaround Team, a group of extremely talented individuals who have deep experience in management,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Police Officer in Fulton, New York, Sentenced for Assaulting a Man in His Custody
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2015. Joseph Arigo, 47, a former sergeant with the Fulton Police Department in Fulton, New York, was sentenced today in federal court to 15 months in prison and three years probation for beating a handcuffed man inside the Fulton police station. In September 2014, Arigo pleaded guilty[Read More…]
Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Home Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2015. A Northville, Michigan, resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to serve 15 months in prison, five years of supervised released and was ordered to pay $394,000 in restitution to five defrauded banks for committing bank fraud, the Department[Read More…]
February 2015 Events at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2015. As old man winter howls down from the north and blankets Thorn Creek Woods with a layer of snow, the hardy birds and mammals tuck themselves into the nooks of trees and bed down amongst fallen leaves. Hikers wear extra layers of clothes and are[Read More…]
‘Animals in Winter: Dreams of Spring’ at Thorn Creek Woods on February 8
Registration required by Friday, February 6 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2015. Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year with creatures living in Thorn Creek Woods at ‘Animals in Winter: Dreams of Spring’ on Sunday, February 8, 1-3 p.m. How do these animals survive winter’s chills? What adaptations have they developed to[Read More…]
Freeland Foods Voluntarily Recalls Spicy Seed Due To Potential Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2015. Freeland Foods, Inc. of San Jose, CA is voluntarily recalling the Go Raw Organic Spicy Seed Mix, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened[Read More…]
President Obama Says Treating Drug Use As A Criminal Problem Is ‘Counterproductive’
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2015 By: Tony Newman President Barack Obama continues to speak out against mass incarceration, the devastating impact of our drug policies on communities of color and his expectation that marijuana legalization will continue to spread. Obama’s comments came today during his YouTube interviews with YouTube bloggers, Bethany[Read More…]
New Space Telescope Concept Could Image Objects At Far Higher Resolution Than Hubble
A new orbiting telescope concept developed at CU-Boulder could allow scientists to image objects in space or on Earth at hundreds of times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope. Image courtesy NASA. U of Colorado Boulder-(ENEWSPF)- University of Colorado Boulder researchers will update NASA officials next week on a revolutionary[Read More…]
Getting To Know Rosetta’s Comet
Comet from 8 km European Space Agency-(ENEWSPF)- Rosetta is revealing its host comet as having a remarkable array of surface features and with many processes contributing to its activity, painting a complex picture of its evolution. In a special edition of the journal Science, initial results are presented from seven of Rosetta’s[Read More…]
High Viewpoint for 11-Year-Old Rover Mission on Mars
California Institute of Technology-(ENEWSPF)- This panorama is the view NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity gained from the top of the "Cape Tribulation" segment of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover reached this point three weeks before the 11th anniversary of its January 2004 landing on Mars. The component images were[Read More…]
