Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)-June 13, 2009. We have the most expensive health care system in the world, but do not get the best results. The rising costs of health care are a burden on our families and a drain on our long-term economic growth. If we continue on the course we are[Read More…]

In a frantic game 7, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings and brought the Stanley Cup back to Pittsburgh. Final score: 2-1. Sidney Crosby had to leave the second period with a yet undisclosed injury. In the collision that took him from the ice, it appeared that he[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2009.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of $18.5 million to enhance libraries in 57 low-income school districts across the United States. The grants will help schools improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to current school library materials; technologically advanced[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2009.  According to statistical data reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) by 3 P.M. (ET) on June 11, 2009, there are now 17,855 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 influenza in 50 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  The United States death[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University Bachelor’s in Social Work degree program will hold an information session on Tuesday, June 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Triton College. Advisors and administrators will be on hand to discuss program prerequisites and graduation requirements as well as financial aid and application[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East High School announced their 4th quarter honor roll for 2009. Gold Honor Roll is 4.0 and above; Silver Honor Roll is 3.5-4.0. The students honored are below, grouped by class. Gold Honor Roll Samantha Bona, 12, Gold Honor Roll, Sharita Booth, 12, Gold Honor Roll,[Read More…]

MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2009.  The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a complaint with the Transportation Security Administration on behalf of an Air Force Veteran who was refused a job as a baggage screener with the Transportation Security Administration because he has HIV. “I was looking for a way to be[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2009. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued the following statements today in response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision to raise the pandemic threat level on the novel H1N1 virus. “Today’s decision[Read More…]

Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2009.  Statment by WHO Director, Margaret Chan: “Ladies and gentlemen, In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus. This particular H1N1 strain has not circulated previously in humans. The virus is entirely new. The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person[Read More…]

By: Jamison Foser In the weeks since President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, one question has consumed the news media, particularly conservatives in the media: Imagine what would happen if a white man had said the reverse of Sotomayor’s famous (and famously distorted) “wise Latina” comment. Media[Read More…]