SAN DIEGO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2010—At a press conference today, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. offered key preliminary findings of technical field examination and testing that were performed on March 10 and 11 regarding an alleged “runaway Prius” event dramatically covered by national news media. Toyota engineers completed an investigation[Read More…]
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Obama Administration’s Education Reform Plan Emphasizes Flexibility, Resources and Accountability for Results
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2010. The Obama administration’s blueprint to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will support state and local efforts to help ensure that all students graduate prepared for college and a career. Following the lead of the nation’s governors and state education leaders, the plan will[Read More…]
College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Benefits Can Be Applied At Men’s & Women’s Tournament Institutions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2010. To see the flexibility of benefits usage for the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition one need look no further than the schools represented in the 2010 men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. Whether Kansas or Duke, Kentucky or Villanova, Butler or Gonzaga, College Illinois! benefits are[Read More…]
‘Mission: Impossible’ Star Peter Graves Dies at 83
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday. Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles[Read More…]
Fighting Over Prayers In The Name Of Jesus
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Meetings of the Board of Commissioners in Forsyth County, N.C., have long opened with mostly Christian prayers — and a majority of the commissioners are determined to keep it that way. As far as they’re concerned,[Read More…]
When Politics and Religion Trump Science, Education Suffers
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar At a time when American students rank an abysmal 21st in science literacy when compared with students around the world, state legislatures should be passing laws to strengthen science education — or at least refrain from[Read More…]
Glenn Beck Attacks Churches That Promote Social Justice And Urges Listeners To Leave Them
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Glenn Beck has repeatedly attacked the concept of social justice and churches that promote it, asserting that it is "code language for Marxism" and warning that "when you see those words, run." In fact, numerous churches and religious faiths, as well as prominent religious scholars, espouse social justice, including[Read More…]
Karl Rove Brings His Misinformation Tour to Meet The Press
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Karl Rove brought his misinformation tour to Meet the Press by making false claims about the Iraq war and the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation. Rove falsely claimed it "was not" Bush policy "to go into Iraq and take their" oil revenues "to pay[Read More…]
Dan Riehl: ‘Isn’t It Time To Euthanize Reid’s Wife?’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From a March 12 post on Dan Riehl’s blog, Riehl World View: Source: Media Matters for America. Used with permission.
Village Passes Ordinance to Curb Dog Fighting
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Village Board took action at its March 8 Regular Meeting to deter the practice of dog or animal fighting. According to Police Chief Thomas Fleming, the current animal cruelty ordinance did not specifically address the growing problem of dog fighting or the raising of[Read More…]
