Commentary From Talking Points Memo (TPM): Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) had an amazing moment at a town hall meeting, confronting a woman with an Obama-as-Hitler sign, and who asked Frank why he supported Obama’s “Nazi policy” on health care: Frank, who is a member of at least two groups that[Read More…]
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Orchard Drive Reimagined, Redesigned
According to this proposal, Orchard Drive will have bike lanes north of Lakewood Boulevard. (Graphic: Baxter & Woodman) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representatives from the Village of Park Forest and consulting engineers Baxter & Woodman held an open house Monday evening regarding the upcoming reconstruction of Orchard Drive. According to Village[Read More…]
America: Home of the For-Profit Health Care System
Commentary By Rosemary Piser Associate Editor One of the primary reasons why the United States will never be able to have the type of national health care program found in places like Canada, Great Britain, or France is due to the fact that the delivery of health care in the[Read More…]
Secretary Duncan Issues Statement on Release of the U.S. Students’ Rankings on International Assessments of Student Achievement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2009. Today’s report is another wake-up call that our students are treading the waters of academic achievement while other countries’ students are swimming faster and farther. Our students have stagnated educationally, putting our long-term economic security at risk. In math, our 15-year-olds’ scores now lag behind those[Read More…]
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Reinforces Importance of the Arts in Schools
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2009. The NAMM Foundation announced that it hosted a live, public teleconference today with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss his recent letter sent to school and education community leaders outlining the importance of the arts as a core academic subject in U.S. public[Read More…]
Black & Decker Coffeemakers Recalled By Applica Consumer Products Due to Burn Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2009. 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. Name of Product: Black & Decker® Thermal Coffeemakers Units: About 9,800 Distributor: Applica[Read More…]
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Frozen Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Products Due To an Undeclared Allergen
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 17, 2009 – Kraft Foods Global, Inc., a Medford, Wis., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,000 pounds of frozen pepperoni and sausage pizza products because they may contain an undeclared allergen, soy protein concentrate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following product[Read More…]
Howard Dean to Democrats: ‘Grow a Pair’
Governor Howard Dean answers questions while signing a copy of his book Friday at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Pittsburgh, PA –(ENEWSPF)– I had the opportunity to attend Netroots Nation Friday as a member of the media. Formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention, Netroots Nation[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Latest Obama Administration Legal Brief on Defense of Marriage Act
NEW YORK–(ENEWSP)–August 17, 2009. The following can be attributed to Matt Coles, Director of the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project: The brief filed by the Justice Department in Smelt v. United States, today shows that the federal government heard and understood some of the concerns raised by the LGBT[Read More…]
FBI Alert: Businesses Beware of Mass Marketing Scams
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Almost everyone has heard horror stories about individuals who have been taken in by mass marketing fraud schemes—from phony sweepstakes to lottery scams. But here’s something you may not know: the very same fraudsters who target individual consumers also target businesses. Illicit mass marketers know that[Read More…]
