D.C. Law Encourages Calling 911 in Drug Overdose Cases; Some Drug and Alcohol Law Violations Not a Crime When Help is Sought Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. In a recent memorandum, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier has instructed her police force to observe protections from arrest and charge granted under[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Park Forest Students Named to Marquette University’s Spring 2014 Dean’s List
MILWAUKEE—(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014 – The following students have been named to the Dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Krystal Clayton of Park Forest is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, and Jonathon Quarles of Park Forest is pursuing a Bachelor of[Read More…]
New Report Shows Premium Affordability, Competition and Choice in the Marketplace in 2013-2014
Shoppers paid an average of $69 per month after tax credits for silver plans and had, on average, a choice of five health insurers and 47 plans Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that people who selected[Read More…]
Registration Open for Fall 2014 Credit and Non-Credit Courses at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Registration for fall 2014 is open at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin Monday, Aug. 18. Non-credit courses include a variety of single-day and multiple-session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, UST Global, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future Launch Step IT Up America in Chicago
New Program Will Train and Create Jobs for 100 Minority Women in the Technology Sector; Creating Demand-Driven and Targeted Workforce Development is a Central Piece of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, UST Global, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Skills for Chicagoland’s[Read More…]
Swarm Reveals Earh’s Changing Magnetism
Magnetic field changes EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 June 2014. The first set of high-resolution results from ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation reveals the most recent changes in the magnetic field that protects our planet. Launched in November 2013, Swarm is providing unprecedented insights into the complex workings of Earth’s magnetic field, which safeguards us[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Finds Dwarf Galaxies Formed More Than Their Fair Share of Universe’s Stars
Hiding among these thousands of galaxies are faint dwarf galaxies residing in the early universe, between 2 and 6 billion years after the big bang, an important time period when most of the stars in the universe were formed. Some of these galaxies are undergoing starbursts. Image Credit: NASA and[Read More…]
First Colorado ‘Bee Safe’ Neighborhood Established
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. Just in time for Pollinator Week, the Melody-Catalpa neighborhood of Boulder has become the first “bee-safe” locality in Colorado that has pledged to not use neonicotinoids and other systemic pesticides in the community, in an effort to protect bees and other pollinators, and provide safe forage[Read More…]
Department of Energy Releases Water-Energy Nexus Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2014. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that frames an integrated challenge and opportunity space around the water-energy nexus for DOE and its partners and lays the foundation for future efforts. Present day water and energy systems are tightly intertwined. Water is used in[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Delivers at the ONDCP Summit on Heroin and Prescription Drugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Thank you, Michael [Botticelli], for those kind words; for your more than two decades of service and leadership in confronting the crisis posed by substance use disorders; and for all that you and your colleagues in the Office of National Drug Control Policy do every day[Read More…]
