WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2010. 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…]
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Appeals Court Decision Denies Extraordinary Rendition Victims Their Day In Court
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–Septmeber 7, 2010. A federal appeals court today dismissed a case against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen DataPlan, Inc. for its role in the Bush administration’s extraordinary rendition program. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Northern California filed the lawsuit in May 2007 on behalf of five men[Read More…]
Stephen Colbert Has An Amazing Show Praising Our Troops, Interviewing Beiden
Stephen Colbert had an amazing show tonight. We will post the video as soon as Colbert’s people post it on his Web site. He interviewed Vice President Joe Biden, but the real purpose of the show was to praise the United States troops, our warriors. And Biden was excellent. Thank[Read More…]
Park Forest Kiwanis Prepares To Release the Pankatron 2010 (Video)
Members of the Kiwanis of Park Forest prepare for the 59th Annual Pancake Day. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Kiwanis of Park Forest is preparing for the return of the Pankatron when it hosts its 59th Annual Pancake Day on Saturday, September 25, under the big tent in downtown[Read More…]
Putting ‘Labor’ Back into the Celebration of Labor Day
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer For more than 125 years, Americans have observed Labor Day on the first Monday of September. The observance began with a ceremony in New York in 1882 and soon spread across the nation, becoming a federal holiday in 1894. Today it is[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, September 7, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS No Dead Zones Observed or Expected as Part of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill NOAA, EPA and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a report today that showed dissolved oxygen levels have dropped by about 20 percent from[Read More…]
Park Forest Holds 33rd Consecutive Labor Day Race: The Scenic 5 and More
A runner at the three mile mark with his wife. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Labor Day in Park Forest saw the 33rd annual running of a race through town. The Scenic 5 and More kicked off at 8 a.m. with just over 300 runners registered for the race.[Read More…]
Step2® Recalls Children’s Transportation Station Toys Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
NIH to Launch Gulf Oil Spill Health Study
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region. The Gulf Worker Study, announced by NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., in June, is in response to[Read More…]
No Dead Zones Observed or Expected as Part of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a report today that showed dissolved oxygen levels have dropped by about 20 percent from their long-term average in the Gulf of Mexico[Read More…]
