Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2013. The final Candidates’ Forum sponsored by the Park Forest Non-Partisan Committee will be held on Sunday, March 24 at 1 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. This Forum is being co-sponsored by the Park Forest Cooperatives. Candidates for Library Trustee and Village[Read More…]
Day: March 20, 2013
Measuring Mercury: Common Test May Overestimate Exposure From Dental Amalgam Fillings
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. A common test used to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of the toxic metal released from fillings, according to University of Michigan researchers. Scientists agree that dental amalgam fillings slowly release mercury vapor into the mouth. But both the[Read More…]
Daesang Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in Mixed Soy Bean Paste (Sesame & Garlic)
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Daesang America Inc. One University Plaza, Suite 603, Hackensack, NJ 07601 is recalling its 500gram (17.64 Ounce) packages of Sesame and Garlic flavored Mixed Soy Bean Paste because they may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious or[Read More…]
Jackson Park Chicago RNs Win First Hospital Contract
Welcome Significant Improvements in Patient Protections Jackson Park RN leaders celebrate tentative agreement. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. Registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side late Monday reached agreement with hospital officials on their first ever collective bargaining contract that includes significant improvements in patient care[Read More…]
Top Grocery Stores: We Won’t Sell Genetically Engineered Seafood
Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh among stores that will reject GE fish WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups today launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood” by announcing that several major grocery retailers representing more than 2,000 stores across the United[Read More…]
Unemployment Rate for Gulf War-era II Veterans Declines to 9.9 Percent in 2012
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2013. The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–declined by 2.2 percentage points to 9.9 percent in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.[Read More…]
Illini Student Veteran to be Honored as Veteran of the Month for March 2013
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2013. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs will honor Savoy resident and University of Illinois – Urbana student Elizabeth Ambros, a U.S. Navy veteran, as theIllinois Veteran of the Month for March 2013 on Monday, March 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Illini Union,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Best Contract for Taxpayers in Illinois History
Three-year Agreement Ratified by Union After Longest Negotiation in History SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday praised the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31 members’ approval of the new union contract covering some 35,000 state employees. Negotiations took more than 15 months and the[Read More…]
Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter’s Visit to Jakarta, March 20, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: “Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited Jakarta on Tuesday and Wednesday and delivered public remarks at the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue (JIDD). He also met with ministers of defense from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, and with[Read More…]
Dramatic Monarch Butterfly Decline Tied to GE Cropland and Unseasonable Weather
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Loss of habitat to genetically engineered (GE) cropland, as well as increasingly warm temperatures are responsible for the dramatic decline in Monarch butterfly populations, according to scientists who say populations are the lowest they have seen in two decades. This comes as the state of pollinators continues[Read More…]
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