Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Students with less than 20 minutes to eat school lunches consume significantly less of their entrées, milk, and vegetables than those who aren’t as rushed, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study will appear online Friday, September[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Rep. Gutierrez Speaks in Support of Iran Nuclear Agreement
“Every security expert I trust – like Colin Powell – supports this deal and almost every former government official I deeply distrust – like Vice President Dick Cheney – opposes this agreement.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives[Read More…]
UN Calls for Full, Swift Implementation of European Proposals for Refugee Crisis
Near the town of Gevgelija, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a young Syrian girl holds the hand of an adult waiting to board a train to the Serbian border. Photo: UNICEF/Tomislav Georgiev GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 September 2015 – The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the European Commission’s proposals unveiled last Wednesday[Read More…]
Mental Health 5K Walk: NAMIWalks Chicago 2015 on September 26
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2015. Twenty-five percent of the American populace lives with mental illness and an estimated one million Americans die by suicide every year. One family is combatting that sobering statistic after the death of their brother, who struggled mightily with mental illness. After the tragic loss of brother,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Plan to Expand City’s Popular Large Lot Program
More Than 300 New City Lots Available for $1 Each in Roseland and Pullman; 430 City-owned Lots Have Been Sold Since the Large Lots Program was Announced in 2014 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a plan to expand the Large Lots program into Roseland and Pullman. Beginning[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Unveils Annexes to Relieve Overcrowding at Two Elementary Schools
New Annexes to Alleviate Overcrowding and Expand Classroom Space in Chicago Public Schools CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today unveiled new annexes designed to address overcrowding at two CPS schools, Wildwood World Magnet School and Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. Following input from the communities, these annexes have been designed[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Sept. 11, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015 South Florida Law Professor Makes Case for Expanding Social Security In an op-ed for the Miami Herald, Professor Timothy Canova outlines the need to expand the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to ensure that beneficiaries can live above the poverty line. SSI provides a very basic[Read More…]
GM Recalls 159,584 Vehicles, Sept. 11, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2015 SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005 Buick LaCrosse vehicles manufactured May 31, 2004, to June 27, 2005, and 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles manufactured April 12, 2006, to April 25, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may[Read More…]
Philips Recalls Halogen Bulbs Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015 Actual lamp with etch position Recall Summary Name of product: Halogen Bulbs Hazard: The lens of the bulb can shatter in the lamp or the lens can fall and shatter, posing a laceration and burn hazard. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Philips[Read More…]
Juratoys Recalls Fishing Games Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015 Sardines game container Recall Summary Name of product: Sardines Fishing Game and Starfish Fishing Game Hazard: The plastic worm at the end of the fishing pole line can separate, producing small parts that pose a choking hazard to children. Additionally, the small magnet inside[Read More…]
