CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. The Chicago Sun-Times announced, going into the weekend of September 5-7 that U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Holley have stated that there is no “sweeping investigation of shootings by Chicago Police Officers”. This statement by the Feds was released a week after[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Concordia University Wisconsin Releases Spring Honors List
Concordia, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014 – Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Spring Honors List for the 2013-2014 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA. Among the area students named to the list were: Melissa Perkins, a Junior, majoring in Athletic Training,[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum to Host Graffiti Workshop on Sept. 12
Nationally Renowned Graffiti Artists to Speak at Panel, Host Workshop Chicago, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014 – The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) is pleased to announce the kick-off of their Drop-In Arts Program with the workshop, Peace, Love & Spay Paint. On September 12, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,[Read More…]
Watch: Ray Rice Elevator Knockout, Fiancee Takes Crushing Punch
The Ray Rice elevator video, much more graphic than that first released. From the New York Times: The Baltimore Ravens terminated running back Ray Rice’s contract Monday after a graphic video emerged of him punching his former fiancée, who is now his wife, in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City[Read More…]
Three Plants in U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Get Endangered Species Act Protection
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Pursuant to a 2011 agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Endangered Species Act protection today for three rare plants in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The decision follows lawsuits brought by the Center and will[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Stop Out-of-control Wildlife Killing by Secretive Federal Agency in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Four conservation organizations today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program over its large-scale, often secretive killing of wild animals in Idaho. The program kills millions of animals nationwide every year, and in 2013 killed more than 3,000[Read More…]
Barnes & Noble College Donation to Prairie State College Enhance Conference Center Auditorium
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. A new name and a better sound will soon be what the Prairie State College (PSC) Conference Center auditorium is known for. Thanks to a generous donation to the PSC Foundation from Barnes & Noble College, the PSC Auditorium is getting a new state-of-the-art sound system.[Read More…]
Parenting Programs in Jail Could be Positive for Mothers, Children
ANN ARBOR—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Mothers in jail would benefit from participation in parenting programs, which could help their children avoid negative outcomes down the road, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center. Over the last two decades increasing numbers of women have been[Read More…]
Stock Market Participation Has Dropped Most Among Small Investors
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. The share of U.S. families who own stocks has dropped from about 30 percent in 2001 to under 18 percent in 2011, according to a new University of Michigan analysis that adds detail to a recently released Federal Reserve Board report on consumer finances. And as[Read More…]
College Students’ Use of Marijuana on the Rise, Some Drugs Declining
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. More college students nationwide have added illicit drugs, such as marijuana and amphetamine, to their back-to-school supply lists. Illicit drug use has been rising gradually among American college students since 2006, when 34 percent indicated that they used some illicit drug in the prior year; that[Read More…]
