CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. No matter where you stand on the topic of prescription drugs in recovery, there is no denying the facts. Prescription drug use, particularly of opiates, is on the rise, and the problems that go along with it are growing too. And it’s not just from people abusing[Read More…]
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DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty, Dec. 2, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Capt. William H. Dubois, 30, of New Castle, Colorado, died Dec. 1 when his F-16 aircraft crashed near a coalition air base in the Middle East. He was assigned[Read More…]
President Obama’s Remarks on Building Trust Between Communities and Local Police
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014 – 4:52 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: As I said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, I think Ferguson laid bare a problem that is not unique to St. Louis or that area, and is not unique to our time, and that is[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Dec. 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014 – 1:26 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:Good afternoon, everybody.I trust you all had a peaceful and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. Q We did. MR. EARNEST:Glad to hear it. Q And yours? MR. EARNEST:It was very nice.Thank you for asking.We did not, at the end of last week, put[Read More…]
What We Can Learn from Ferguson: a Q&A with Roosevelt University Sociologist Alfred DeFreece
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Alfred DeFreece, assistant professor of sociology, is faculty advisor to the Black Student Union and an affiliated faculty member with Roosevelt’s St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies. DeFreece, who started at Roosevelt in 2010, teaches classes such as “Race and Ethnic Relations” and[Read More…]
Sophisticated HIV Diagnostics Adapted for Remote Areas
New tool is low-cost, with no electricity needed – NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Diagnosing HIV and other infectious diseases presents unique challenges in remote locations that lack electric power, refrigeration, and appropriately trained health care staff. To address these issues, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2014
TAMPA, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 1, 2014 – U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria using fighter, bomber and remotely-piloted aircraft to conduct 27 airstrikes Nov. 28 through today, U.S. Central Command officials reported today. Separately, officials said, U.S. and partner-nation military forces conducted[Read More…]
Education Department Clarifies Requirements for Offering Single-Sex Classes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance today for K-12 schools that offer or want to offer single-sex classes. In response to numerous inquiries about the legality of single-sex classes, OCR issued guidance that charts a path for schools on how[Read More…]
Economic Growth and Anti-Fraud Programs Lead to Tax Cuts for Nearly 50 Percent of Employers in Illinois
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Unemployment insurance tax rates will fall or remain at the minimum for most employers in 2015 because the economy is outperforming expectations used in 2011 reform legislation that created tools to prevent waste, fraud and abuse in the temporary assistance program, the Illinois Department of Employment[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Launches 2014 Holiday Card Drive for Wounded Troops
Encourages Illinois Residents to Support Our Veterans and Servicemembers at Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by local students to light the state of Illinois’ Christmas tree and launch the annual Illinois Heroes Holiday Card Drive. The Governor encouraged students from across[Read More…]
