Month: April 2015

First Lady Michelle Obama Teams up with Pbs and Wgbh Boston to Launch Fourth Annual Nationwide Healthy Recipe Challenge

The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Invites Kids to Submit Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington, D.C. and Attend the Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015.  First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with PBS flagship station WGBH Boston, the[Read More…]

President Obama Grants Commutations, March 31, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to the following 22 individuals: • Terry Andre Barnes – East Moline, IL Offense:  Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; supervised release violation (distribution of cocaine base) (Southern District of Iowa) Sentence:  246 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release[Read More…]

President Obama Commutes Drug Sentences for 22 People, March 31, 2015

Drug Policy Alliance: President Praised; Many Others Deserve Similar Relief; Time for Congress to Reform Mandatory Minimum Laws Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Today President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 22 federal inmates convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. This follows the commutation of eight federal inmates convicted of drug offenses[Read More…]

Dr. Sonia Nieto to Speak at Governors State University on April 16

UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Governors State University will present “A Conversation with Dr. Sonia Nieto,” Thursday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Dr. Nieto is a leader in the field of multicultural education, a renowned researcher and writer, and Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture, in the College of Education,[Read More…]

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