OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia On the last morning of their lives, Charlie and Francie Emerick held hands. The Portland, Ore., couple, married for 66 years and both terminally ill, died together in their bed on April 20, 2017, after taking lethal doses of medication obtained under the state’s[Read More…]
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Sierra Club: Freshly Unearthed Comments from Pruitt Further Disqualify Him from His Job
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry This morning, Politico reported on a series of 2005 Oklahoma talk radio interviews in which Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as unproven, denounced gun control measures, voiced islamophobic statements, and advocated for a constitutional convention to ban abortion and[Read More…]
Minimum-wage Workers will Lose Almost $2,370 in Purchasing Power This Year
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Rachel West Today is Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how many additional days into the new year a minimum-wage worker must work to earn the same amount she did in 2009, when the federal minimum wage was last increased.[Read More…]
Never Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Liz Szabo At 87, Maxine Stanich cared more about improving the quality of her life than prolonging it. She suffered from a long list of health problems, including heart failure and chronic lung disease that could leave her gasping for breath. When her time came, she[Read More…]
America’s Frontline Physicians Call on Government to Act on the Public Health Epidemic of Gun Violence
Itasca, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2018 By: American Academy of Pediatrics On February 14, 17 children and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, lost their lives at the hands of an individual with an assault weapon. Thousands of children across the country went to school that morning, but[Read More…]
USDA Seeks Ideas to Help SNAP Participants Become Independent
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had announced that it is looking for innovative ideas to promote work and self-sufficiency among able-bodied adults participating in the department’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The public is invited to provide input through a notice in the[Read More…]
After Shooting, ‘Honor How Kids Want To Deal With Their Feelings’
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2018 By: Phil Galewitz With so much coverage of last week’s grisly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., students, parents and others are struggling to cope. Christine Sylvest, a child psychologist in Rockville, Md., has a unique perspective. She grew up in Coral Springs, Fla., and attended Marjory Stoneman[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director to Release Groundbreaking Book about Corruption, Drugs, and the Fight for Rights in Colombia
There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia to be Released Tuesday, February 27 NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Tony Newman and Tommy McDonald While working in Colombia, the epicenter of the global war on cocaine, Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno[Read More…]
Illinois Can No Longer Afford to Not Legalize Marijuana
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser This week, Illinois Governor Rauner delivered his annual budget address. As has been the case in the past by both Rauner and his predecessor Pat Quinn, the message was long on pointing out the state’s financial troubles but short on any concrete actions to[Read More…]
Despite Trump’s Efforts to Sabotage Health Care Law, Enrollment Remained Stable
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 15, 2018 By: Emily Gee Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to sabotage it, enrollment in the health insurance marketplace has remained relatively stable, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress. About 11.8 million people signed up for 2018 individual coverage in the Affordable[Read More…]
