St. Lawrence O’Toole students sort seeds during a presentation by the Cook County Farm Bureau. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Mrs. DeLaurentis, a representative from the Cook County Farm Bureau, visited the fourth and fifth graders at Lawrence O’Toole School in Matteson on April 15 to present "Ag in the Classroom,"[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 18, 2011 (5 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 5 P.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) estimates it will take up to nine months to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A plan released Sunday breaks the project into two steps, the first taking up to three months, the second[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 18, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011 – 12: 28 P.M. EDT. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Before we get started with questions I just wanted to give you a readout of the[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 18, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Readout of Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman’s Trip to Bahrain U.S. and Saudi Arabia Open Skies Agreement BAHRAIN Assistant Secretary Feltman Underscored U.S. Belief in Universal Values / Fundamental Need for Respect for Human Rights / Talks Constructive, Progress Made /[Read More…]
Joint Statement on Meeting of U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Working Group On Economics & Finance
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. On April 18, Federal Minister for Finance, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides, National Security Staff Senior Director for International Economics David Lipton, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Collyns convened the Working Group on Economics and Finance[Read More…]
State Department Special Briefing on NATO’s Berlin Ministerial
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. MS. FULTON: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. I’m happy to introduce to you today Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon, who is going to talk to you a bit about the Secretary’s trip to Berlin last week for the NATO ministerial, foreign ministerial.[Read More…]
IEMA Encourages Earthquake Preparedness on Anniversary of 2008 Quake in Southeastern Illinois
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. Three years ago, Illinois residents were reminded of the earthquake risk in the Central U.S. when a 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred. Centered near the southeastern Illinois town of Mt. Carmel, the April 18, 2008, quake caused minimal damage but was felt by people as far away as[Read More…]
IL Commemorates National Fair Housing Month
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. State officials marked National Fair Housing Month today by launching a week-long, free screening of American Casino, a film on the mortgage loan scheme that caused economic disaster for millions of Americans. Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Director Rocco Claps was joined by Illinois Attorney General[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Honors Chicago-area Marine as April 2011 ‘Veteran of the Month’
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today honored Vietnam War Veteran and Purple Heart Awardee Dennis Thompson, a United States Marine veteran, as April 2011 Veteran of the Month during a ceremony at an Executive Committee Meeting of the Disabled American Veterans service organization in Springfield.[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Stresses Need for Comprehensive Global Response to Piracy Off Somalia
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a comprehensive response to maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia, saying the menace is a consequence of the overall insecurity, lack of a stable national government and underdevelopment in the Horn of Africa country. “Piracy is not a[Read More…]
