25 Years Later Voters and Elected Officials in Both Parties Rolling Back Punitive Drug Policies Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. On September 5th, 1989 President George H.W. Bush gave a speech from the Oval Office that defined a generation (link: http://www.c-span.org/video/?8921-1/presidential-address-national-drug-policy). Declaring an escalation of the war on drugs he held[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Cleanup Work Complete in the Ashtabula River Area of Concern
Ashtabula, Ohio –(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the completion of all cleanup work required to remove the Ashtabula River on Lake Erie from the binational list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. EPA Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes Program Manager Susan Hedman was joined for[Read More…]
Bruce Rauner Again Caught Lying About Minimum Wage Position
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. This morning the Chicago Sun Times reports on billionaire Bruce Rauner’s admission he has advocated for eliminating the minimum wage on multiple occasions. Rauner made the admission during a January 10th radio interview with WBJC and also said he’d advocated for lowering the minimum wage. From today’s[Read More…]
Documentary Film ‘Disruption’ to be Screened at UUCC on September 7
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘Disruption’ on Sunday, September 7 at 12:30 p.m. ‘Disruption,’ a new film about climate change, looks at the science, political process, special interests, and other factors that have brought[Read More…]
‘A Short Guide to a Long Life’ to be Discussed at September 11 Healthy Living Group at UUCC
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a Healthy Living Group event on Thursday, September 11 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kris Cirn, ORT/L, occupational therapist, will summarize Dr. David Agus’ book ‘A Short Guide to a Long[Read More…]
Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens
Center for Food Safety Challenges FDA to Issue Mandatory Regulation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. Center for Food Safety (CFS) yesterday expressed support for Perdue Food’s decision to end the use of antibiotics in hatcheries. The move comes as a result of growing concern among consumers and public health professionals about[Read More…]
Former Suburban Chiropractor and His Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for $1 Million Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2014. A former suburban chiropractor and his wife, who was a fitness instructor and personal trainer, were sentenced to federal prison terms for engaging in a $1 million health insurance fraud scheme that continued for a year after they were indicted in 2011. WENDY CARR, 43, was sentenced[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Northwest’s Whales, Salmon, Shorebirds From Unprecedented Spike in Oil Shipments by Rail and Barge
PORTLAND, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Amid a spike in oil shipments by rail and barge in the Pacific Northwest from near zero to millions of gallons a week, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Columbia Gorge today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Coast[Read More…]
CDC Warns Ebola Epidemic in West Africa is Outpacing Current Response
CDC Director highlights US government response; calls for vastly increased and accelerated international response in West Africa Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. reported on his visits last week to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and called for immediate steps across nations to accelerate response to[Read More…]
Doing Business with Canada Topic of First International Speaker Series at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. If you are interested in doing business with Canada or increasing the business you currently do with Canada, then don’t miss this important event, “Doing Business with Canada,” being held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 3, at the Prairie State College (PSC) Conference Center,[Read More…]
