Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2011. The Park Forest Nurses Club will meet on Thursday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 N. Orchard Drive (corner of Lincoln Highway and Orchard Drive), Park Forest. Pat O’Donnell, RN will present “A Visual Journey Through Your Gastrointestinal System and[Read More…]
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Phone Lines Down at Park Forest Village Hall
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officials have told ENEWSPF that phone lines are down in Park Forest Village Hall, likely for the rest of the day. Officials believe the lines were severed during demolition of the former Marshall Fields building, but were unable to confirm the exact cause.
CDC Study Finds Seat Belt Use Up to 85 Percent Nationally
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. Almost 6 out of 7 U.S. drivers surveyed report that they always wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seat belt use has become the national norm[Read More…]
Darfur: UN-African Mission Protects Thousands Displaced by Recent Clashes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) is maintaining “a robust presence on the ground” to ensure the safety of thousands of people displaced by recent clashes. In an update on the fighting that erupted last month between the[Read More…]
Salsa Cycles Recalls Handlebar Stems Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Thriving ‘Middle Light’ Reefs Found in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. NOAA-funded scientists have found extensive and biologically diverse coral ecosystems occurring at depths between 100-500 feet within a 12 mile span off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. With the overall health of shallow coral reefs and the abundance of reef fish in Puerto Rico in[Read More…]
NOAA Improves Marine and Weather Forecast Models for the Great Lakes
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. NOAA is now using enhanced weather and marine forecast models for the Great Lakes that will extend forecasts from 36 hours to 60 hours into the future to better serve commercial and recreational mariners, the shipping industry, emergency responders, water resource managers and the private weather[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Top Israeli Officials
Jeruslaem–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano today met bilaterally with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli Finance Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich, to discuss the ongoing partnership between the United States and Israel, threats[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on the Departure of Chief of Staff Ron Klain
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden issued the following statement in response to the announcement by his chief of staff, Ron Klain, that Klain is leaving his post later in January: “For 25 years, Ron Klain has been my friend and advisor. As my chief of staff in[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Travel Pool Aboard Air Force One, January 4, 2011
En route to Andrews Air Force Base–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. January 3, 2011 10:00 P.M. HST THE PRESIDENT: Did you guys have a little bit of fun? Q Happy New Year. THE PRESIDENT: Happy New Year. I hope you guys had a little fun. At least one guy had the right[Read More…]
