Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Huth Middle School in Matteson School District 162 recently announced the students who progressed to the Regional Science Fair following the school’s Science Fair. The students include eighth graders Raven Jackson, Alise Morrow, Alex Stutts/Nick Thomas, Aryanna Garrott, Sophia Lam, Francesca Robinson, Jaya Thomas, Julian Goods, Tiffany Montgomery,[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on the Economy in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011 – 11:28 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello, Wisconsin! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Everybody have a seat, have a seat. It is wonderful to be here. Sort[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, January 26, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister / U.S.-Sudan Relations Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister / Ongoing Financial Assistance Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan U.S. Congratulates Afghanistan on New Parliament Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman in Paris / Lebanon Visa[Read More…]
IL Appellate Court Strikes Down State’s $31 Billion Capital Construction Program
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. The Illinois 1st District Appellate Court unanimously decided today to strike down the state’s $31 billion construction program. The Court opined that the expansion of Public Act 96-34 violated the Illinois Constitution’s prohibition on bills that deal with more than one subject. Justice Patrick J. Quinn[Read More…]
New Study Tests Treatments for Uterine Fibroids
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2011. A new study being led by Oxford University could ultimately help women balance having children and developing their careers. The five-year randomised clinical trial will compare two treatments for fibroids – benign growths in the womb sometimes causing swelling of the stomach, severe discomfort and heavy[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Robert Gibbs en route Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jan. 26, 2011
Aboard Air Force one en route Green Bay, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011 – 10:46 A.M. EST MR. GIBBS: What’s going on? Q Did you talk to the President at all about how he felt about the speech last night? MR. GIBBS: Yes, I think — look, he felt good about it. [Read More…]
Vice President Biden Announces Plan to Put One Million Advanced Technology Vehicles on the Road by 2015
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Today, Vice President Biden, Chair of the Middle Class Task Force, took the “White House to Main Street Tour” to Greenfield, Indiana, where he visited leading manufacturer Ener1, Inc., which produces advanced lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles, grid energy storage and industrial electronics. In his[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Meet with Defending Childhood Representatives
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder today met with Defending Childhood representatives from eight communities across the country to discuss local efforts to address children’s exposure to violence. The week-long Defending Childhood meeting brought together the initiative’s eight demonstration sites for a series of presentations, peer-to-peer exchanges and dialogue[Read More…]
Senators Kirk and Durbin Co-Sponsor Legislation to Stop Dumping in Great Lakes
Experts estimate 24 billion gallons of sewage dumped into Great Lakes each year WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. In a display of bi-partisanship, Illinois’ two U.S. senators—Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Dick Durbin—introduced legislation in Congress late last night to protect the Great Lakes from sewage dumping into the lakes. The Great[Read More…]
IDVA Honors U.S. Navy WAVE Betty Butler as January 2011 ‘Veteran of the Month’
ST. CHARLES–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today honored World War II U.S. Navy Veteran and St. Charles resident Betty Butler, as January 2011 Veteran of the Month at a ceremony at American Legion Post 342, 8 N. 2nd Ave., in St. Charles. The Illinois Veteran[Read More…]
