Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of actress, author, and activist Ruby Dee. In roles from Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun to Mama Lucas in American Gangster, Ruby captivated and challenged us – and Michelle and I will never[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, June 12, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014 – 1:35 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: All right, I know this is confusing. I am not an Oakland A’s fan, but I am wearing this because last night the 12-U Bethesda-Chevy Chase Select baseball team completed an undefeated season by winning the championship. And I want[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre Breaks Ground on New Supportive Housing Project
HOMEWOOD, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. Sertoma Centre, Inc. broke ground on June 11 for Kimball Court Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development in Homewood. Gus van den Brink, executive director of Sertoma Centre, Inc., and Board President, Bob Straz, joined officials from the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Housing Authority of Cook[Read More…]
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s West Africa Commission on Drugs Calls for Drug Decriminalization
Commission Calls Drug War a Failure and for Treating Drug Use as Health Issue NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. The drug policy reform movement received a global push on Thursday with the release of the West Africa Commission on Drugs statement calling for decriminalization of low-level non-violent drug offenses and broader[Read More…]
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Leaves Germany for the United States
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014 – Former POW Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has left the hospital in Germany and is scheduled to arrive in San Antonio tomorrow where he will resume his recovery, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby confirmed today. Kirby said Bergdahl left from Ramstein Air Base this[Read More…]
Freedom to Marry and Shiraz Events Launch Wedding Contest
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, and Shiraz Events, the award-winning design, production, wedding planning and catering company, announced a new online partnership and promotion. The launch includes a campaign in which anyone who creates a “Wedding Registry” page benefiting Freedom to Marry[Read More…]
27 Defendants Facing State or Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin and Crack Cocaine on City’s West Side
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Twenty-seven defendants are facing state or federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin and crack cocaine in the neighborhood just north of Douglas Park on the city’s west side. An investigation led by officers of the Chicago Police Department and agents of[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and UI Labs Announce $10 Million Federal Funding for Digital Manufacturing Lab
‘Adaptive Vehicle Make’ Technology at Core of First Research Projects Executed by DMDII Establishing Chicago as an Advanced Manufacturing Hub is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin and UI LABS today announced that[Read More…]
Colorado: Marijuana Sales At State-Licensed Outlets Top $53 Million In April
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Legal sales of cannabis in Colorado to those who are over the age of 21 topped $22 million dollars in April, according to data released by the state government and reported this week by The Denver Post. The total is up 15 percent from March, when[Read More…]
Study: Patients Report Subjective Relief, Satisfaction From Multiple Strains Of Medical Cannabis
Utrecht, the Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. The majority of patients prescribed cannabis in the Netherlands report experiencing therapeutic relief from the plant, regardless of which strain they consume, according to survey data published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Investigators at the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction assessed patients’[Read More…]
