CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011 —A massive expansion of the garden on the grounds of the Cook County Jail is allowing more than 100 non-violent detainees to earn gardening and landscaping job skills while they are incarcerated, with dozens of those detainees set to be recognized with certificates of completion today, Cook[Read More…]
Day: September 9, 2011
HHS Announces Affordable Care Act Funding Opportunity to Create Jobs by Building, Renovating and Repairing Community Health Centers
$700 million in grants from the Affordable Care Act will help build and expand health centers, create jobs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of approximately $700 million to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the[Read More…]
UN Chief Stresses Need to ‘Connect the Dots’ on Sustainable Development
AUSTRALIA–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday wrapped up a four-nation visit to the South Pacific with a call for countries to “connect the dots” between issues such as climate change, food insecurity and water scarcity and work towards ensuring sustainable development for all. “The sustainable development agenda is the agenda[Read More…]
Compost Tea Gets Mainstream Plug
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. Just back from a soil biology training session with one of the country’s leading experts, Paul Wagner, at the Soil Food Web on Long Island, I remain in awe of the world’s smallest creatures. These are the bacteria, protozoa, nematodes etc. that make our life on the[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire and Police Departments to Hold September 11th Memorial Ceremony
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. The Park Forest Fire and Police Departments will hold a September 11th Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, September 11th, at 9:15 a.m to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attack. The ceremony will take place at the Fire and Police Memorial site, located just[Read More…]
American Jobs Act: President Obama Addresses Congress, September 8, 2011 (Updated Video/Text)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- September 8, 2011 – 7:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political[Read More…]
Fact Sheet and Overview of ‘The American Jobs Act’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The American people understand that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the middle class has been under attack for decades. That’s why President Obama believes we need to do more than just recover[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Maria Continues Quickly Towards the Lesser Antilles, September 8, 2011 (UPDATE 8 PM AST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Maria continues to move quickly westward towards the Lesser Antilles. Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect A Tropical Storm Warning is in Effect For: Guadeloupe A Tropical Storm Watch is in Effect For: Antigua, Anguilla, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, and[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Nate Nearly Stationary in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, September 8, 2011, (UPDATE 7 PM CDT)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2011 – Update 7 PM CDT (OOOO UTC). The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Nate is nearly stationary in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect: A Tropical Storm Warning is in Effect For: Mexico from Chilitepec to Celestun[Read More…]
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