Bill includes Durbin initiatives on addressing child trauma and allowing DEA to stem the oversupply of painkillers CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As the Senate prepares to vote on Monday on a major legislative package aimed at addressing the opioid crisis, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today outlined several[Read More…]
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We Officially Flipped Senator Dianne Feinstein on Cannabis
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson Politics can make strange bedfellows and it has long been extremely weird that California was represented by an anti-cannabis United States Senator, the extremely powerful Dianne Feinstein. While Oregon paved the way for decriminalization in the early 1970s, California really led the charge for the[Read More…]
NASA-NOAA Satellite Sees Land-falling Hurricane Florence (Video)
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Rob Gutro, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eye of Hurricane Florence the morning of landfall. Infrared imagery showed the power and the extent of this massive storm. The National Hurricane Center or NHC said on Sept. 14, “Life-threatening storm[Read More…]
Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Link Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2018 Contact: Jeremy J. Emmert Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 46,734 pounds of pork sausage link products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced[Read More…]
Fifteen New Artists to Exhibit at Park Forest Art Fair
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Tall Grass Arts Association is delighted to announce that fifteen new artists will exhibit in the Park Forest Art Fair on September 15 and 16 in downtown Park Forest on the village green. The new artists are: David Abrahamson, David Dallison, Rebecca Flowers, Janet Hubbard, Jeremy Keller[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest Set for Saturday, September 15
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 62nd Annual Park Forest Art Fair, will host a music festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The lineup of bands performing includes an eclectic mix of renowned artists from Chicago and[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire Department Assists Lansing After Semi Crashes into Building
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 On Tuesday, Sept. 11, while the Park Forest Fire Department was preparing for a moment of silence in memory of the 9/11 attacks, a request for the MABAS Division 27 Technical Rescue team was dispatched to assist the Lansing Fire Department after a semi truck[Read More…]
Congressional Leadership Strips Provisions Facilitating Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contact: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Lawmakers have removed language from pending federal legislation that sought to facilitate veterans’ access to medical cannabis in jurisdictions that regulate it. Under existing federal regulations, physicians affiliated with the US Department of Veterans Affairs are prohibited from filling out[Read More…]
NASA Gets Inside Look at Large and Powerful Hurricane Florence (Video)
FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 By Rob Gutro, NASA’ Goddard Space Flight Center NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at the large and powerful Hurricane Florence early on Sept. 13 that indicated wind shear was temporarily affecting the southern side of the storm. The National Hurricane Center or NHC noted that hurricane-force[Read More…]
NIH Launches Initiative to Accelerate Genetic Therapies to Cure Sickle Cell Disease
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contact: NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations Branch The National Institutes of Health announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of cures for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting at least 100,000 people in the United States and[Read More…]
