Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. In advance of tomorrow’s South Sudan pledging conference in Oslo, Norway, today the President authorized the use of up to $50 million in assistance from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to help address urgent humanitarian needs resulting from the crisis in South Sudan. [Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Highway Construction Careers Training Program Provides Job Seekers with a New Short-Term Option at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2014. South Suburban College (SSC) recently added one more graduation to its list of ceremonies this spring with its new Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP). On May 10th, SSC presented certificates of completion to 13 of 15 students who enrolled in the pilot program back[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre’s 2014 High Tea Event Benefits Community
Proceeds help agencies provide needed services. Alsip, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2014. Make your reservations now and enjoy a delightful afternoon of fun, food and fashion. Sertoma Centre, Inc. and Sertoma Speech and Hearing Center are hosting this unique event on Wednesday, June 4 at Crystal Tree Country Club, 10700 W 153rd[Read More…]
Freedom to Marry: Federal Judge Strikes Down Oregon Marriage Ban
New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Today Judge Michael McShane struck down Oregon’s discriminatory state constitutional amendment that denies committed gay couples the freedom to marry, ruling that it violates the U.S. Constitution. The decision follows a last-minute attempt by the anti-gay group National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to intervene in Oregon’s[Read More…]
Observing National Hepatitis Testing Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. A statement by Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh, MD, MPH: May 19 is the third national Hepatitis Testing Day. The observance was established in the Action Plan for the Prevention Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis to raise greater awareness of an often silent epidemic.[Read More…]
Forest Service Proposes Massive Salvage Logging Project in Rim Fire Area
Logging in Stanislaus National Forest Puts Rare Species, Forest Ecosystems at Risk WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. The Forest Service is proposing to log 661 million board feet of timber in the area burned by the Rim fire last summer in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. The new proposal, issued as part of[Read More…]
Common Treatment for Patients With Chronic, Progressive Lung Disease Found to be Ineffective
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. A drug used to treat patients with mild to moderate lung damage from the disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is no better than placebo for preserving lung function, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The finding is in the final report[Read More…]
Study Released on Handling of Minor Marijuana Cases in Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Illinois is one of the least friendly places in the nation for those caught possessing small amounts of marijuana, a new study by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy suggests. An emphasis on misdemeanor arrests for possession and a lack of consistency in implementing local pot-ticket[Read More…]
Northwestern’s Lurie Cancer Center Hosts Walk & 5K for Cancer Survivors on June 1
Thousands to gather in Chicago for nation’s largest survivorship celebration CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. On Sunday, June 1, nearly 4,000 people, including more than 700 cancer survivors, will gather in Chicago’s Grant Park for the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s 21st Annual Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk &[Read More…]
CryoSat Finds Sharp Increase in Antarctica’s Ice Losses
Antarctica’s ice loss EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2014. Three years of observations from ESA’s CryoSat satellite show that the Antarctic ice sheet is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice each year – twice as much as when it was last surveyed. The polar ice sheets are a major contributor to the[Read More…]
