The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Month: November 2011
Establishing a Peaceful Palestinian State Next to Israel Long Overdue – Secretary General Ban
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 November 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today led a chorus of United Nations officials in stressing the need for a just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine and achieving a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. “The establishment of a Palestinian State, living in peace next to a[Read More…]
UN Security Council Strongly Condemns Attacks Against UK Embassy in Iran
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 November 2011. The Security Council today strongly condemned the attacks against the United Kingdom’s embassy in the Iranian capital which resulted in intrusions into the diplomatic and consular premises and caused serious damage. Protesters in Tehran broke into the embassy compound during a demonstration against sanctions imposed by[Read More…]
This Year Will Be World’s Tenth Warmest on Record, UN Report Finds
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 November 2011. Temperatures this year are the tenth highest on record since 1850, and the highest ever in a year which experienced a La Niña event, a meteorological phenomenon which is supposed to have a cooling influence on Earth’s atmosphere, a United Nations agency reportedtoday. The findings are among[Read More…]
Evanston, Illinois Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Evanston, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 29, 2011. The city of Evanston’s 2012 budget passed on Monday night, included an ordinance that decriminalizes possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana. People caught with less than 10 grams would be ticketed and fined, but would face no jail time and no criminal record. Currently,[Read More…]
Report: Widely Used Weed Killer Spurs Reproductive Problems
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. An international team of 22 researchers released a report yesterday that reiterated the overwhelming evidence that a commonly used synthetic chemical weed killer causes birth defects and other problems related to reproduction in many forms of life including mammals. Here is the link: http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/195601/herbicide_spurs_reproductive_problems_in_many_animals:_research.html Source: www.safelawns.org
Steelworkers Locked-Out at Findlay Cooper Plant
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. The United Steelworkers (USW) today condemned Cooper Tire and Rubber Company’s decision to lock-out workers at the company’s profitable Findlay, Ohio production facility, despite the union’s good faith offer to keep working while negotiations toward a new labor contract proceeded. USW District 1 Director Dave McCall[Read More…]
USW Officials Detail Oil Health & Safety Problems to Congress
Health & Safety to be Number One Issue in National Bargaining Talks Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. United Steelworkers (USW) officials briefed congressional members and staff today about health and safety problems in the oil industry and how they will impact National Oil Bargaining talks which are scheduled to heat up[Read More…]
Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The proposed settlement requires Facebook to take[Read More…]
New Reports Outline Solutions to Improve Teacher Effectiveness
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report finding that the majority of investments in teacher professional development go into ineffective models. University of Virginia researcher and author of the report, Robert C. Pianta, concluded that the tools to help teachers strengthen their practice[Read More…]
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