Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Michael C. Braden, 31, of Lock Haven, Pa., died April 18 in Bagram, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort[Read More…]
Day: April 20, 2012
Walgreens Pharmacy Chain Pays $7.9 Million to Resolve False Prescription Billing Case
Allegedly Offered Illegal Inducements to Government Health Care Programs Beneficiaries to Transfer Prescriptions to Walgreens Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2012. Walgreens, an Illinois-based corporation operating a national retail pharmacy chain, has paid the United States and participating states $7.9 million to resolve allegations that Walgreens violated the False Claims Act, the[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 20, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012 – 12:44 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is great to have you here today. As you can tell, I have with me the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. This week, as I know you know, President Obama is launching a concerted[Read More…]
Sign A Marijuana Reform Petition On 4/20
Make Sure To Support Marijuana Reform On April 20th OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012. I hope your 4/20 week is going well. Mine is going very well. Maybe a little too well; I forgot to post a picture of my new bubbler that I purchased! Yesterday I said I was going to buy[Read More…]
Movie Review: The Cabin In The Woods
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski While I was explaining the premise of The Cabin in the Woods to a colleague of mine at school, he quickly dismissed the movie as “The Breakfast Club, but where the assistant principal is the monster.” He was sort of right. The movie[Read More…]
National Day of Silence: ‘Make It Stop’ by Rise Against (Video)
For our GLBTQ friends observing the National Day of Silence, "Make It Stop" by Rise Against. It gets better.
St. Irenaeus Church to Host Earth Day Service on Sunday, April 22
PARK FOREST—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2012. Father Terry Johnson, Pastor of St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry St., invites the community to participate in an Earth Day service on Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m. in the St. Irenaeus Community Garden. There will be a brief blessing and those who wish may share[Read More…]
Did You Know You Can Eat Your Lawn (If Your Parents Don’t Kill it First)?
INDIANA—(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012. Yesterday was definitely a highlight of the whirlwind spring tour for SafeLawns. The Indianapolis Museum of Art — which features a 150-acre public botanic garden as its backdrop — was a tremendous surprise. A day of consultations was capped with a rousing public lecture in the Tobias[Read More…]
Audubon Testifies Before Congress on Second Anniversary of Gulf Oil Spill
Kim Hubbard/Audubon magazine Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012. Yesterday at noon, I spoke before Congressional and Senate staffers and members of environmental organizations on Capitol Hill. Hosted by Senator Bill Nelson’s office and the Commerce Committee, the event was a briefing set up by the nonprofit Oceana to discuss, with scientists and technical experts,[Read More…]
Audubon Website Drips in Oil to Mark 2nd Anniversary of BP Spill in the Gulf
Warns of Threats to Reckless Drilling in the Arctic New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012. A gooey brown virtual oil slick will cover the National Audubon Society websitein a ground-breaking Internet campaign giving people the chance to clean up the virtual oil spill by taking action to protect the environment.[Read More…]
