WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015 – Thanksgiving is the largest meal many cooks prepare every year. Its centerpiece—the turkey—is the largest dish most cooks ever encounter, and many are not experienced at roasting one. USDA wants consumers to know that a range of resources, from smartphone apps to its 30-year Meat and[Read More…]
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Members of the House Democratic Caucus Join Public Interest Groups to Call on House Leadership to Bring a Clean Spending Bill to the Floor
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Today members of the House Democratic Caucus joined public interest groups and progressive organizations to call on House Leadership to reject divisive policy riders in the FY 2016 Omnibus and to bring a clean spending bill to the floor. More than 160 Members of Congress[Read More…]
Veterans Day Ceremony Held at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Richton Park Village President Richard Reinbold (left) was the keynote speaker for the Prairie State College (PSC) Veterans Day Ceremony recently held on campus. He is welcomed to PSC by the PSC Student Veterans Center Coordinator Georges Sanon (right), who organized the event. During his address,[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Recognize Robert Johnson at December Commencement
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Robert L. Johnson returns to his alma mater, Roosevelt University, on Dec. 11 to deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree. A pioneering business executive, Johnson was the first African-American vice president of Sears, Roebuck & Company, where in 1979 he was given responsibility for[Read More…]
Senior Lacy Reyna Named as Roosevelt University’s 2015 Illinois Student Laureate
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Roosevelt University senior Lacy Reyna, who is double majoring in Psychology and Biology with a concetration in Neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry, has been named the University’s 2015 student laureate by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Reyna, 21, of Winterset, Iowa, was selected as this year’s[Read More…]
NIH Supports New Studies to find Alzheimer’s Biomarkers in Down Sndrome
Groundbreaking initiative will track dementia onset, progress in Down syndrome volunteers. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. The National Institutes of Health has launched a new initiative to identify biomarkers and track the progression of Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome. Many people with Down syndrome have Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in their[Read More…]
10 Percent of US Adults Have Drug Use Disorder at Some Point in Their Lives
75 percent report not receiving any form of treatment Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. A survey of American adults revealed that drug use disorder is common, co-occurs with a range of mental health disorders and often goes untreated. The study, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),[Read More…]
NRDC Report: Can Cover Crops Combat Climate Change and Drought?
Climate-ready soil can cut crop losses, save trillions of gallons of water and suck millions of tons of carbon from the air CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015 – As harvest season ends and farmers in the United States ready themselves for winter, one small change could make a huge difference in their[Read More…]
Forest Service Revs Up Push to Open Over 170 Million Tons of Coal to Mining from Colorado Roadless Forest
Proposed loophole could cause millions of tons of carbon pollution, undermine Obama administration climate goals, and degrade wildlife habitat Flagging tape in the Sunset Roadless Area identifies the location of a proposed coal exploration drilling pad. The forest visible will likely be bulldozed if the loophole is reopened. Ted Zukoski[Read More…]
Conservation Groups File Action to Curb Pollution from Burning Sugar Cane Fields
South Florida cane burning emits over 2,800 tons of hazardous air pollutants annually A Florida sugar cane field on fire. 150,000 acres are burned each year, emitting more than 2,800 tons of hazardous air pollutants per year. April Sorrow / CC BY-NC 2.0 Tallahasee, FL —(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. On behalf[Read More…]
