CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. One of the first operas ever written, Claudio Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppaea, will be presented by Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) on April 9 and 10 at Chicago’s newly renovated Studebaker Theater in the historic Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.[Read More…]
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Registration for Kids@College Summer Program at Prairie State College Now Open
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Registration is open for Kids@College, the Prairie State College (PSC) summer program for children. The program is new and improved with week-long classes, new times, and new topics. Children ages 5 to 13 can enjoy innovative and creative, hands-on learning with weekly themes. Curriculum is focused[Read More…]
Low-Income Americans are Dying Young and Losing Out on Earned Social Security Benefits, GAO Finds
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016 – Low-income Americans are dying younger than their higher-income peers and are losing out on earned Social Security benefits, according to a new study prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders by the Government Accountability Office. As a result of growing disparities in life expectancy between the rich and[Read More…]
Judge Rules Feds Improperly Refused to Protect Wolverines
MONTANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Today, the federal district court for Montana rejected a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to deny protections for wolverines in the contiguous U.S. The court ruled the Service improperly ignored science and violated the Endangered Species Act. A broad coalition of conservation organizations[Read More…]
Tuesday: California Assembly Committee Hearing on Supervised Consumption Services for People Who Use Drugs
Speakers Include Canadian Senator Larry Campbell, Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer and Mayor of Vancouver Who Established First Supervised Consumption Facility in North America; Bill Creates a Public Health Response to California’s Overdose Crisis; Allows Cities to Provide A Safe and Supervised Space for People Who Use Drugs CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April[Read More…]
Sanders: Stop the Separation of Immigrant Children and Families
MADISON, Wis. —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday issued the following statement as minors, parents and asylum seekers fleeing violence continue to be targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement: “America has always been a beacon of liberty for those fleeing violence and persecution. Raids separating families[Read More…]
NARAL: We Were Wrong, We Apologize (Video)
Following The Backlash To Video Group Released Last Week Comparing Donald Trump To Pigs, NARAL Issues An Apology…. To Pigs https://youtu.be/jPwnXNfXt6Y Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 21016. Late last week NARAL Pro-Choice America released a video ad campaign (see it here) comparing Donald Trump’s recent comments and actions to pigs. The video called out[Read More…]
Hundreds of Disabled Veterans to Attend 30th Winter Sports Clinic
Washington –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Nearly 400 disabled Veterans are hitting the slopes this week at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colorado. The Clinic, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DAV (Disabled American Veterans), is the largest adaptive event of its kind[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Plan to Modernize Industrial Corridors
Initiative Will Create Jobs and Drive Neighborhood Investment by Updating Industrial Corridors CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced an initiative to generate more jobs and investment in Chicago’s neighborhoods by reviewing and improving land use policies in many of the city’s 26 designated industrial corridors. The Mayor is[Read More…]
Blue Ribbon Panel Announced to Help Guide Vice President Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Today, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced a Blue Ribbon Panel of scientific experts, cancer leaders, and patient advocates that will inform the scientific direction and goals at NCI of Vice President Joe Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The[Read More…]
