Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Let me start out with a few comments here. The first thing I want to address is the safety of the military personnel responding to the Ebola crisis. The joint chiefs have made a recommendation to Secretary Hagel that[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty, October 28, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014 The Department of Defense announced today the reclassification of a previously reported death of a Marine in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Cpl. Jordan L. Spears, 21, of Memphis, Indiana, was lost at sea Oct. 1 while conducting flight operations in the North Arabian Gulf. He[Read More…]
As 2014 Election Approaches, Report Examines State Progress – Or Lack Of It – In Fixing Problems Behind 2012 Voting Woes
Common Cause study looks at 10 swing states’ record in implementing recommendations of Presidential Commission on Election Administration WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. The problems behind the long lines, clerical errors and misallocated resources that bedeviled the 2012 election remain unaddressed in many states as the 2014 campaign enters its final[Read More…]
Activists Release Comedic Video Series Urging Oregon Voters to Legalize Marijuana
Crowdsourced Videos Feature Comedians and Actors Showing How Easy it is to Vote in Oregon and End Marijuana Prohibition OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. A new get-out-the-vote video campaign has been launched by Drug Policy Action, a related organization of the Drug Policy Alliance, the nation’s leading organization promoting drug policies that[Read More…]
A Crucial Election Season for Legalizing Marijuana and Ending the Drug War
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. By: Stephen Gutwillig It may be an off-year election, but it’s a big one for drug policy reform. In seven weeks, voters across the country will have a chance to accelerate the unprecedented momentum to legalize marijuana and end the wider drug war. In fact, there[Read More…]
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
Company “Throttles” Many Consumers Who Had Signed Up for Unlimited Data Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. The Federal Trade Commission filed a federal court complaint against AT&T Mobility, LLC, charging that the company has misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging them for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Welcomes Former President Of The State Of Israel Shimon Peres To Chicago
Mayor Emanuel Welcomes Former President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres to Chicago. Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed the former President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres to the City of Chicago yesterday, as President Peres arrived to speak at[Read More…]
Privatized Food Inspection Raises More Safety Concerns
Food & Water Watch Urges USDA to Rethink Equivalency Standards for Imported Meat Washington, D.C —(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. In response to last week’s discovery that a shipment of imported beef from Canada was contaminated with the pathogen E.coli 0157:H7, Food & Water Watch today urged USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to[Read More…]
Dr. Dale Collins Honored With Monteleone Award from Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) recently honored Dr. Dale Collins, attending physician in the Maricopa Integrated Health System in Arizona and former obstetrician/gynecologist in Chicago Heights, with the 2014 Michael R. Monteleone Community Service Award. The award was announced at the September meeting of the PSC Board[Read More…]
New NRDC Report: China’s Ports Play Major Role in Country’s Air Pollution Problems
Poor Regulation at Chinese Ports Allows One Container Ship to Pollute as Much as 500,000 Trucks NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014 – China’s largely unregulated ports and shipping system generate significant air pollution that imposes a huge health and environmental burden and contributes to the country’s over 1 million pollution-related deaths[Read More…]
