CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. The Adult Education Program at Prairie State College (PSC) is offering free English as a Second Language (ESL), General Education (GED®) and Spanish GED Preparation, beginning Monday, Aug. 31, at the PSC Adult Training and Outreach Center (ATOC), located on the main campus at 202 S.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Inspirational Roosevelt University Graduate Appointed to Champaign City Council
Photo credit: Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Clarissa Nickerson Fourman overcame incredible obstacles in order to graduate from Roosevelt University’s online Bachelor in Professional Studies degree program in 2012. A ward of the state of Illinois for much of her life, she moved from foster home to foster home[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Performing Arts Library Receives Collection for Theatre Students
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2015. Roosevelt University’s Performing Arts Library has received a large collection of theatre-related books, musical scores, CDs and DVDs from the Ray Lonergan Memorial Library of Actor’s Equity Association. Thirty-seven boxes of materials in all were donated. “A lot of this new collection is historical in nature, and[Read More…]
Competition and Choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace Lowered Premiums in 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. The Health Insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act allows consumers to compare health insurance plans based on key factors, such as covered services, providers, and importantly, price. According to a report released today, choice and competition increased in the 2015 Marketplace and consumers benefitted[Read More…]
FDA Approves Non-surgical Temporary Balloon Device to Treat Obesity
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new balloon device to treat obesity without the need for invasive surgery. The ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System (ReShape Dual Balloon) is intended to facilitate weight loss in obese adult patients. The device likely works by[Read More…]
Sierra Club Responds To Shell’s Icebreaker Fennica Returning To Port
Activists Force Shell’s Hand As Fennica Returns To Port Portland, OR –(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Early this morning, Shell Oil’s icebreaker Fennica attempted to depart Portland on its way to the Arctic so Shell could begin risky drilling this summer. Due to the brave actions by 13 Greenpeace activists suspended from[Read More…]
Ninth Circuit Ensures Protection of Roadless Areas in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Victory: Court rejects attempts to exempt the Tongass from the Roadless Rule “The roadless rule will help small businesses like ours,” said Hunter McIntosh of The Boat Company, which operates a small tour business in the region. “The natural values of intact watersheds are essential for the visitor industry in[Read More…]
USDA Allows Introduction of 2,4-D-Tolerant GE Cotton in Response to Roundup Resistance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Despite concerns for human and environmental contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adds 2,4-D-tolerant cotton, a genetically engineered (GE) crop, to the list of unregulated GE crops, joining 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans. Last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) division of[Read More…]
AARP Celebrates Medicare’s 50th Anniversary
Medicare program represents health security for millions of Americans En español | WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Today AARP is pleased to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Medicare, the federal health insurance program for Americans age 65 and older, and younger people with certain disabilities and health conditions. “Medicare represents[Read More…]
Physicians for National Health Care: Celebrate Medicare’s Anniversary by Improving and Expanding It to All
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Today, July 30, marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Medicare program into law. Dr. Robert Zarr, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, is among those speaking in Washington this morning at a “Medicare turns 50” rally in the[Read More…]
