NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011, 10:00 am Nurses, transit workers and other union members swelled the growing protest movement in New York’s financial district to around 5,000 on Wednesday. Later in the evening, a breakaway group of around 100 to 200 attempted to link arms and breach the barricade blocking Wall[Read More…]
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Toxic Brain Chemical Must Be Banned: Health Professionals Demand EPA Take Action
Children in rural communities get a “double-dose” of the pesticide chlorpyrifos from food and drift from neighboring fields Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2011. As children settle into the new school year, health professionals are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ban the neurotoxic chemical chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used on[Read More…]
State Department Accused of Overseeing ‘Broken’ Process at Final Keystone XL Public Hearing
Landowners, indigenous leaders, youth and other concerned citizens to speak out against dirty tar sands oil pipeline, but will biased State Department listen? WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2011. The State Department is expected to face tough questions today about the mounting evidence of oil industry cronyism and bias in its review[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Edges Up in September; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 9.1%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2011. Nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 103,000 in September, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in employment partially reflected the return to payrolls of about 45,000 telecommunications workers who had been on strike in[Read More…]
Veterans For Peace Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the War and Occupation of Afghanistan
St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part. Mario Savio December 3, 1964 Before the smoke had dissipated from the rubble[Read More…]
Beware of Unscrupulous Emerald Ash Borer Hunters, Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village officials warned residents that some tree removal companies appear to be taking advantage of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) issue in town by contacting residents about dying trees needing to be removed – when, in fact, the resident who has been approached has no trees of[Read More…]
Great! Worst of Winter 2011-2012 Aimed for Chicago
(Accuweather.com) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- The AccuWeather.com Long-Range Forecasting Team has forecast Chicago to be right in the middle of where the worst of winter 2011-2012’s snow and cold is expected to be. "Last winter was nasty in Chicago. This winter could be just as bad," warned AccuWeather.com Expert Long-Range Meteorologist[Read More…]
GSU Sponsors Business, Administration, and Communications Career Fair
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Office of Career Services at Governors State University is sponsoring a career fair for people interested in careers in business, communication, and public and business administration. In addition to employment opportunities, the fair will also include internship opportunities. The 2011 Business/Administration/Communications Career and Internship Fair is[Read More…]
GSU Graduate Students Curate ‘Visible’
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Students in Professor Jane Hudak’s art class at Governors State University (GSU) went beyond the scope of their class assignment to offer a unique opportunity to residents of Austin Special, a Chicago facility for developmentally disabled adults. Instead of curating an exhibit of their own artwork, these[Read More…]
Matter and Mass: Exploring Science at St. Lawrence O’Toole
(Photo supplied) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- 4th and 5th grade students have been studying matter and mass, the school reports. Students investigated and conducted experiments. Here students used a balance to understand mass and density.
