NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Since the creation of the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund in January, the Fund has raised over $13 million from more than 100,000 individuals for relief, recovery, and reconstruction assistance, and in the month after the disaster has allocated $3 million to a dozen 501(c)(3)s on the[Read More…]
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Obituary: Dale K. Graham
Obituary: Dale K. Graham Revised February 26, 2010 at 2:14 p.m. with updated information. Former Park Forest resident, Dale K. Graham, died on February 24, 2010 at age 79. Dale resided in his home in Mokena, Illinois with his beloved wife Frances nee Kelly. Dale was the devoted father of[Read More…]
Global Support Needed to Help Haiti Meet AIDS Needs, Says UN Report
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 February 2010 – Haiti – the country most affected by HIV in the Caribbean region – needs the world’s support in bolstering its defence against the spread of AIDS in the wake of last month’s catastrophic earthquake, according to a United Nations report. “It is unprecedented to have[Read More…]
LifeScan Recalls Specific Lots of Consumer and Professional OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips Due To Inaccurate Readings at High Levels
MILPITAS, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 26,2010. LifeScan, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall in the United States of eight lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips, used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels at home. The test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when[Read More…]
Six Members of the Rodriguez-Orejuela Family Indicted
Miami, FL–(ENEWSPF)– Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Miami Field Division, Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Investigations, and Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, February 26, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of February 26, 2010) Allocated 4,465,700 Ordered 3,584,300 Shipped 3,579,920 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, February 26, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of February 14 -20, 2010, most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week.[Read More…]
Both Sides Of Their Mouth: A Guide To The Conservative Media’s Consistently Contradictory Health Care Rhetoric
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In attacking President Obama’s recent health care reform guidelines, right-wing media have leveled numerous criticisms that are at odds with their earlier attacks against Democratic health care reform legislation. This follows repeated efforts by conservative media figures to shift their criticism of health care reform by changing the[Read More…]
Learn about the Illinois Fair Map Amendment – Why We Need It and How You Can Help
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On Sunday March 7, 2010, at 3 p.m., Jan Czarnik, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Illinois will present information on the need for a new process for drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in Illinois. The League of Women Voters of Illinois is[Read More…]
Is the New York Times a Newspaper Worth Paying For?
Commentary By Jamison Foser In a January 2009 essay about efforts to convince readers to pay for online news articles,The New York Times‘ David Carr noted one publication that has enjoyed rapid growth in its online paid subscriber base: Cook’s Illustrated. According to Carr, "[T]he company has 260,000 digital subscribers[Read More…]
