Debra Prendergast (left) and Patty Valenziano. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two new administrators have joined the staff of Prairie State College (PSC). They are Dr. Debra Prendergast, dean of business, mathematics, and natural science; and Patty Valenziano, associate dean of faculty affairs. In her new position, Prendergast will provide[Read More…]
Day: June 21, 2010
PSC Graduate to Intern in State Representative’s Office
Michael Baratta. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) graduate Michael Baratta hopes to be a state representative one day. He’s off to a good start. Baratta has an internship with State Rep. David Miller’s (D-29th District), who is running for state comptroller. “This internship is just another[Read More…]
Obituary: Theresa Rose Gibbs
Theresa Rose Gibbs, nee Renda, 92, June 19, 2010, of Kansas City, KS, former longtime resident of Matteson, IL, originally of Chicago Heights, IL, dearly beloved wife of Louis Gibbs; devoted mother of Gayle Moses, of Conroe, TX and William Allen (Deborah) Gibbs, of Kansas City, KS; loving grandmother of[Read More…]
PSC Student Receives Scholarship from State Rep. Davis’ Office
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) student Michael Baratta will attend University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) this fall to major in marketing. He will attend his first year at UIC tuition-free thanks to a scholarship he received from the office of State Rep. William Davis (D-30th District). “I[Read More…]
Portland Shellfish Company Expands Recall, June 21, 2010
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. Portland Shellfish Company, Inc. is expanding this voluntarily recall to include the Meat Without Feet private label food service (2 Lb bags), pack of ready to eat frozen lobster claw and knuckle meat. Lot 13310, as recent tests show the product has the potential to[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, June 21, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Two systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the MC252 well and transport them to vessels on the[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on China’s Decision to Increase the Flexibility of its Exchange Rate
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. China’s decision to increase the flexibility of its exchange rate is a constructive step that can help safeguard the recovery and contribute to a more balanced global economy. I look forward to discussing these and other issues at the G-20 Summit in Toronto next weekend. [Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on Israel’s Announcement on Gaza
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2010. The President has described the situation in Gaza as unsustainable and has made clear that it demands fundamental change. On June 9, he announced that the United States was moving forward with $400 million in initiatives and commitments for the West Bank and Gaza. The President[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of June 21, 2010
The trail at Schubert’s Woods, here just off of Chestnut Street, has been completely replaced. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County really did a wonderful job. Take a walk or a bike ride! (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2010. Park Forest’s DownTown Village Green (Cunningham and Main[Read More…]