Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. U.S. manufacturing is central to the foundation of our economy, and the U.S. manufacturing sector is as competitive as it has been in decades for new jobs and investment. Since February 2010, U.S. manufacturing has added more than 700,000 jobs, the fastest pace of job growth[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Bruce Rauner Tells Editorial Board He Remains Adamantly Against Raising the Minimum Wage
Despite phony attempts to appeal to working families, Rauner remains committed to Wall Street Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner is opposed to raising the minimum wage “depending on what day you ask him about it,” wrote Gapers Block this morning. Despite Rauner’s clear advocacy for[Read More…]
Listen: ISIS Terrorizes Iraqi and Syrian Christians (WBEZ)
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A destabilized Middle East has created widespread persecution of religious minorities. It took U.S. airpower to save the minority Yazidis from ISIS. In the Christian town of Qaraqosh, hundreds have been slaughtered. Christians in towns like Qaraqosh and Mosul were given the option to either convert to Islam[Read More…]
Rich East Rockets Qualify for Cross Country Sectionals
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East senior cross country runner Diamonte Ugbesia finished second at the Class 2A Cross Country Regionals in Morris on Saturday, earning all-regional honors, with a time of 15 minutes, 53.2 seconds, just behind Evan Mitchell, a sophomore from Lincoln-Way West (15:49). The two fought neck-and-neck the[Read More…]
Rich East Ugbesia is Southland Athletic Conference Champion
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Diamonte Ugbesia, a senior from Rich East High School, won the Southland Athletic Conference Cross Country championship on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Crete-Monee High School. Ugbesia won the race with a time of 16 minutes, 59 seconds, on a wet, soggy and muddy course. His teammate, freshman[Read More…]
Law Enforcement Support Oregon’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. The Sheriff of King County, which includes the greater Seattle area, is making news by endorsing Oregon’s marijuana regulation measure. King County Sheriff John Urquhart supported Washington state’s successful 2012 initiative to regulate marijuana, and he said he supports Oregon’s Measure 91 because Washington state’s regulated approach[Read More…]
Ebola: UN Mission Concludes Visits to Affected Countries; Presents ‘Robust’ Recovery Plan
In the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) warehouse in Accra, Ghana, UNMEER’s head, Anthony Banbury (left), spoke to some international media outlets on the latest developments in the Ebola Response. Photo: UNMEER GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 October 2014 – The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has wrapped[Read More…]
Illinois Senator Michael E. Hastings Welcomes Attendees to PSC Mental Health Conference
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. During a recent conference hosted by Prairie State College, Illinois Senator Michael E. Hastings made welcoming remarks to a crowd of more than 100. The conference, “Changing Perspectives and Altering Perceptions: Understanding Mental Health,” was intended to increase awareness of the complexities of mental illness and[Read More…]
Prairie State College Participates in Adopt-A-Highway Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) Professor Patrick Reichard (right) and PSC student Steve Patino were among the PSC volunteers who gave their time to help clean up Halsted Street in Chicago Heights as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program. PSC Assistant Professor[Read More…]
New Report Presents Five Key Principles for Developing Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Energy Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club released a new report — Expanding Energy Access: Beyond The Grid — that provides a set of five principles to help guide public policy in catalyzing clean energy access markets beyond the grid. These dynamic and rapidly growing markets are helping[Read More…]
