Funds Intended for Needy Families Stolen to Pay Personal Bills & Daughter’s ‘Sweet 16’ Birthday Party CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2011. The former welfare director of a northwest suburban government township charged in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s ongoing crackdown on local public corruption has pled guilty, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced[Read More…]
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President Obama Directs New Steps to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Impose Consequences on Serious Human Rights Violators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011. “The United States is committed to working with our allies, and to strengthening our own internal capabilities, in order to ensure that the United States and the international community are proactively engaged in a strategic effort to prevent mass atrocities and genocide. In the event[Read More…]
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums Will Not Increase, More Seniors Receiving Free Preventive Care, Discounts in the Donut Hole
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011. Medicare average prescription drug premiums will not increase in 2012. The announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) comes as more people with Medicare are receiving discounts on prescription drug costs and no-cost preventive services. New data indicates that 17 million people[Read More…]
‘Super-Weeds’ on the Rise Due to Spread of Genetically Engineered Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011. At least 21 different species of weeds are found to be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate, commonly sold as Roundup and used across thousands of acres of “RoundUp Ready” genetically engineered (GE) crops, according to a series of studies in the current issue of Weed Science.[Read More…]
Chrysler Recall of Certain Chrysler Grand Voyager, Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2011 Summary: Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2008 Chrysler Grand Voyager, Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured from June 24, 2007, through July 30, 2008. These vehicles may experience a heating and air conditioner (HVAC) condensate leak from the HVAC drain grommet onto[Read More…]
Arkansas Firm Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2011 – Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Springdale, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject[Read More…]
Suspect in gay student’s slaying had been molested, brother says
Commentary Tragic all around. In 2008, the National Day of Silence was held in memory of Larry King (above right) who was murdered by Brandon McInerney (left). From USA Today: Brandon McInerney was molested by a relative as a boy, a family secret that his older half brother didn’t learn[Read More…]
Citing new research, psychology group supports gay marriage
From USA Today: WASHINGTON – The world’s largest organization of psychologists took its strongest stand to date supporting full marriage equity, a move that observers say will have a far-reaching impact on the national debate. The policymaking body of the American Psychological Association unanimously approved the resolution 157-0 on the eve of[Read More…]
Harness Racing: Youngsters Shine In Trotting Stakes
Richard Schrock piloted Rubys And Pearls to her first career victory in Wednesday night’s $54,500 Fox Valley Flan Stake for two-year-old trotting fillies. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois conceived and foaled trotters took center stage on Wednesday night as a pair of stakes events for diagonally gaited two-year-olds shared top[Read More…]
GSU Assistant Provost Named Fellow by American Council on Education
Dr. Sandra Mayfield. (GSU) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Sandra Mayfield, Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at Governors State University, has been named an ACE Fellow for the 20011-2012 academic year. Dr. Mayfield is one of 50 Fellows named last month by the American Council on Education[Read More…]
