Day: October 4, 2013

Drama Group to Present ‘9 to 5’

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2013. The Drama Group is excited to present the classic drama 9to5.   Performances will be held at the Drama Group Studio Theatre on October 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th & 19th at 7:30pm, and the 13th, and 20th at 2pm.  The Studio Theatre is located at 330 W.[Read More…]

Federal Government Urged to Halt Offshore Oil Fracking in California Coastal Waters, Analyze Dangers to Whales, Sea Turtles

SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013. The federal government is violating a key national environmental law by allowing offshore fracking in waters off California’s coast without analyzing risks to human health and endangered marine species, according to a notice letter filed today by the Center for Biological Diversity. The notice was filed[Read More…]

Speak Out: Let’s Bring HIV Out Of The Closet

New Campaign From Greater Than AIDS Developed Locally With The San Francisco Department Of Public Health To Engage Gay And Bisexual Men In Response To HIV/AIDS SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013 – Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic epidemic, today launched Speak Out, a[Read More…]

Prairie State College Job Fair Scheduled for October 16

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2013. Representatives from companies and institutions from across the metropolitan Chicago area will be recruiting for full- and part-time positions ranging from entry level to professional and managerial levels at the Prairie State College (PSC) annual fall job fair. This year’s job fair is being held from[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans: Seniors Join Hands at U.S. Capitol to Show: ‘We Will Not Allow a Government Shutdown to Force Cuts to Our Benefits!’

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013.  The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans. “Today scores of seniors came to the U.S. Capitol, joined hands with more than 20 Members of Congress, and formed a human chain in opposition to the Chained[Read More…]

LIUNA: No Jobs Report Today Due to Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013 – On news that the U.S. Department of Labor will not  issue a jobs report this month due to the Republican  government shutdown, Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – issued the following statement: “Unfortunately, the next jobs[Read More…]

U.S. Could Have Added 260,000 Jobs in September, Had it Not Been for Austerity

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013.  While the government shutdown postponed today’s release of the September unemployment data, a new analysis by the Center for American Progress demonstrates what today’s jobs report from the Department of Labor could have looked like if federal and state governments had not implemented policies of fiscal austerity. “According[Read More…]

Citrus Farmers and Beekeepers at Odds Over Pesticides

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013.  It was hoped that a recent meeting in Florida between beekeepers and citrus growers could create stronger communication between both agricultural sectors. Beekeepers in Florida have begun to voice growing concerns over the increased use of insecticides on citrus trees where their bees are used as pollinators.[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance to Host the 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Denver, October 23-26

More Than 1,000 Experts and Advocates to Strategize About Marijuana Legalization, Criminal Justice Reform, Public Health, and Post-Prohibition Models for Drug Control New Era: Colorado Embarks on Implementation of Historic Marijuana Legalization Law DENVER, CO—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2013. Which state will be next to legalize marijuana? What do the Obama administration’s[Read More…]

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