Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Secretary Anthony Foxx of the US Department of Transportation issued the following statement on the US Senate’s bi-partisan Highway Trust Fund vote: "I applaud the Senate’s strong bipartisan vote, which sends a clear message that we need action on a long-term transportation bill this year, and reaffirms that[Read More…]
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Average Airfare Decreases in First Quarter of 2014
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, BTS Air Fares, Origin and Destination Survey Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The average domestic air fare decreased to $381 in the first quarter of 2014, down 1.0 percent from the average fare of $384 in the first quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
PSC Professor Elighie Wilson Receives IHSA Distinguished Service Award
Professor Elighie Wilson III. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) Professor of Communication Elighie Wilson III recently was named a recipient of a Distinguished Service Award by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Wilson was recognized for his long history of service to the IHSA. For more[Read More…]
‘PGA TOUR Rewind’ on iTunes Offers Archived Videos Featuring PGA TOUR Tournament Recaps, Select Champions Dating Back to 1990
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL-(ENEWSPF)- The PGA TOUR is digging into its vast vault of archived videos to offer fans direct access to premium tournament recaps for the first time, available exclusively on iTunes. Fans can now relive past tournaments and victories by some of the TOUR’s biggest stars dating back[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Ukraine, July 29, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014 – 3:39 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. In the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, and countries around the world, families are still in shock over the sudden and tragic loss of nearly 300 loved ones senselessly killed when their civilian airliner was shot down over territory[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Kirby, July 29, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN REAR ADM. KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Look, I know there’s been some — some breaking news here out of Europe, so if you’ll just bear with me, I’m going to read you just a short statement here. During a routine post-flight maintenance inspection of[Read More…]
‘Doctor At Home’ Manager Arrested on Federal Health Care Fraud Charge; Allegedly Ran Extensive Medicare Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. A registered nurse who operates a suburban health care provider that sends physicians to patients’ homes was arrested today on a federal health care fraud charge. The defendant, DIANA JOCELYN GUMILA, who manages Suburban Home Physicians, doing business as Doctor At Home, was charged with health care[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Testifies at EPA Hearing, Calls for Action on Clean Power Plan
Carbon-cutting plan would create jobs, protect Oregon’s farming, fishing and forestry sectors WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley testified before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today in support of the most significant action ever taken to combat carbon pollution in the United States, the Clean Power Plan. “Carbon[Read More…]
Two Alumni from Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory Join Broadway Shows
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Two more alumni from Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory are making their mark on Broadway. Scott Stangland, (MFA, ’05) (pictured at left) is appearing in Once at Broadway’s Bernard Jacobs Theatre. Damon Gillespie (pictured below), who has completed his second year in Roosevelt’s musical theatre program, is performing in the[Read More…]
African American Male Students Mentor Teens in New Leadership Program at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Roosevelt University’s St. Clair Drake Center for African and African-American Studies rolled out a new program over the summer that is helping black male high students in Chicago develop as leaders. And five of Roosevelt’s African-American male undergraduates – education major Howard Brown (pictured above with several[Read More…]
