Post office needs to show evidence that consolidating Rockford, Quincy, Springfield and other Illinois facilities would reduce cost and create efficiencies WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Representative Don Manzullo (R-IL) stressed the importance of keeping good-paying U.S. Postal Service (USPS) jobs[Read More…]
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NIH Encourages Annual Dilated Eye Exams During National Diabetes Month
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common and debilitating complications of diabetes. During National Diabetes Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraging people with diabetes to get annual dilated eye exams and take steps to avoid[Read More…]
More Young Adults are Living in Their Parents’ Home, Census Bureau Reports
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Between 2005 and 2011, the proportion of young adults living in their parents’ home increased, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage of men age 25 to 34 living in the home of their parents rose from 14 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in[Read More…]
Park Forest Hall of Fame Nominations Sought Through December 30, 2011
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 1, 2011. Nominations for the Park Forest Hall of Fame are being accepted from the public through December 30 this year by the Park Forest Historical Society. Nominees are selected for consistent, beneficial service to the citizens of Park Forest over a long span of time. The[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Statement in Support of Access to Contraception
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement in a Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on insurance coverage for women’s preventive health services including contraception: “The attention this Committee has focused – and continues to focus – on the private lives of women makes[Read More…]
‘Remembering Marshall Field’s’ Book Talk and Signing to be Held November 19
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2011. Historian Leslie Goddard will discuss and sell her new book, ‘Remembering Marshall Field’s’, Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. in Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive in Park Forest, presented as the November program of the Park Forest Historical Society. Marshall Field’s Park[Read More…]
Occupy Boston: Noam Chomsky Video
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. On Saturday, October 22 Noam Chomsky spoke to an absolutely packed Dewey Square about Occupy Boston, the Occupy movement, and the current state of our country. Here’s a video of his remarks: Source: www.occupyboston.org
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 397,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 406,000. The 4-week moving average was 404,500, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
Battat Recalls Magnetic Sketchboards; Magnetic Pen Tip Poses Choking Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
State of Ohio Drops Label Restrictions on Organic Milk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. The State of Ohio announced Friday, October 28 it will rescind a regulation that has prohibited organic dairy product labeling from declaring that antibiotics, pesticides or synthetic hormones are not used. In a lawsuit filed by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), the Sixth Circuit Court of[Read More…]
