DPA Statement: Trump Comments are Reprehensible and Will Do Nothing to Save Lives; Comments Highlight Contradictions Between Trump and His Opioid Commission Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2017. In a private conversation with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this year, President Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug-infested den,’ where drugs are[Read More…]
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Midwest Pesticide Action Center Holding $55 Rain Barrel Fundraiser
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–Midwest Pesticide Action Center is holding a $55 rain barrel fundraiser in partnership with RainBarrelFundraising.com. Each rain barrel includes a leaf and mosquito filter basket, an overflow adaptor, a spigot and an overflow hose AND a downspout pipe to direct the water to the barrel. Rain barrels are $55 each[Read More…]
Open Auditions Being Held for Grande Prairie Singers
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2017. The Grande Prairie Singers will be holding open auditions. Children’s Choir auditions begin on Tuesday, August 22. Open auditions for new singers will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 9 at Grace Church located at 266 Somonauk, Park Forest. Grande[Read More…]
Park Forest Youth Commission to Host 18th Annual Youth Day Back 2 School Celebration on Saturday, August 19
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2017. The Park Forest Youth Commission will host the 18th Annual Youth Day Back 2 School Celebration on Saturday, August 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DownTown Village Green (Cunningham & Main Street). The event will include a school supply giveaway (supplies are[Read More…]
Anthony Scaramucci Is The Last Of Many To Leave White House
Commentary On his last day, Anthony Scaramucci weathered a false report that his wife was leaving him, filing for divorce, because he posted nude photos of her and loved politics more than her. That was false. But on July 22, Scaramucci was trying to sanitize his past: Scaramucci announces on Twitter[Read More…]
NOW: “Pay Equity Must Include Racial Justice”
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: Today, Black women catch up in wages to what white men earned in 2016. It’s a striking annual reminder to pay attention to the economic inequality African-American women face, and how it is–tragically,[Read More…]
New CAP Brief Details Long-Term Impact on Young Children from Trump Mass Deportation Policy
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP) details the toxic stress suffered by young children as a result of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration policies. By breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet[Read More…]
Annual Tall Grass Gallery Artists’ Exhibit ‘Creative Imaginations’ Opens Saturday, August 5
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWPSF)—July 31, 2017. Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk, exhibit ‘Creative Imaginations’ opens on Saturday, August 5. This annual show features works by of Tall Grass Juried Artists. The exhibit will run through Sunday, September 17. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 5 from 1[Read More…]
Police Arrest A 17-year-old Juvenile Walking In Roadway
Erratum: This story erroneously reported the arrest of 17 juveniles. Police arrested one juvenile, 17-years old. We apologize for the error. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police reported Saturday the arrest of a seventeen-year-old walking in the roadway. According to police, the juvenile was obstructing the roadway on Lakewood Boulevard[Read More…]
Study: Patients Report Substituting Cannabis For Opioids, Other Pain Medications
Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. Pain patients report successfully substituting cannabis for opioids and other analgesics, according to data published online in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Kent State University in Ohio assessed survey data from a cohort of 2,897 self-identified medical[Read More…]
