Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2011. Billions of taxpayer dollars per year can be saved by reforming the way Medicare and Medicaid investigate improper payments, says Marsha Simon in a new report from the Center for American Progress entitled, “Payment Police 2.0: How to Stop Paying Bad Medicare and Medicaid Claims.” Despite[Read More…]
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Get the Facts: Raising the Debt Limit
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2011. The debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, interest on the national debt, tax refunds, and other payments. The debt limit does[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, May 15, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Amaru Aguilar, 26, of Miami, Fla. died May 13, at Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit encountered small arms fire. He was assigned to the[Read More…]
St. Agnes Church, 11 A.M. Choir, Chicago Heights, 2nd Sunday of Lent 2011 (Video)
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From the second Sunday of Lent, enjoy the 11:00 a.m. choir at St. Agnes Parish. The mandolin/guitar player is the editor and publisher of eNews Park Forest. The singers are incredible. On every song. Thanks to director Carl Opat and the congretation at St. Agnes, and to[Read More…]
Village Board Scheduled To Act On Several Measures
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Village Board is set to act on several items at its regular meeting on May 16. Among the items included on the agenda that are up for a vote (taken from the agenda): A Resolution of the Village of Park Forest Approving Class 8[Read More…]
Opposing Flag-Burning With Violence Trashes Freedom
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director What part of patriotism makes it OK to trash one of our nation’s most-treasured rights, free speech? A graduate student and part-time instructor at Louisiana State University, Benjamin Haas, tried yesterday to stage a protest that[Read More…]
Tiny Variation In 1 Gene May Have Led To Crucial Changes In Human Brain
On the left, the occipital region of a normal human brain is circled. On the right, the same area of the brain of a subject with mutation of LAMC3 gene is smooth, and lacks normal folds and convolutions. (Photo: Yale University) Yale University-(ENEWSPF)- The human brain has yet to explain[Read More…]
Researchers Identify DNA Region Linked To Depression
Michele Pergadia, Ph.D., is a researcher from Washington University School of Medicine. (Photo: Washington University School of Medicine) St. Louis, MO/London, UK-(ENEWSPF)- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and King’s College London have independently identified DNA on chromosome 3 that appears to be related to depression.[Read More…]
Using T Cells to Help Transplants ‘Fit In’
This image shows human regulatory T cells (green) interacting with immune antigen presenting cells (red) of human skin transplants performed in the humanized mouse, allowing the in vivo study of the biology and function of Treg therapy in preparation for clinical use. [Image courtesy of Dr. Pervinder Sagoo] Three new[Read More…]
Grow Up In Park Forest? Facebook Has Just The Group for You
Grew up in Park Forest had 2,183 very active “Friends” as of this writing. (Graphic: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Did you grow up in Park Forest? Many who did have found each other on Facebook on a page of the same name. As of Sunday evening, the page Grew[Read More…]
