WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. According to press reports late Wednesday night, Comcast is preparing to announce a $44 billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable. The proposed takeover would unite the nation’s largest cable TV and Internet service provider with the second-largest cable company. The combined companies would offer service to[Read More…]
Day: February 13, 2014
Senator Merkley Applauds Passage of Bill to Reverse Military Retiree Cuts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Senate passed a bill that would safeguard current military retirees from changes to cost of living adjustments (COLA) that were included in the budget agreement passed last December. The bill now heads to the President’s desk[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on Overturning Veteran Pension Reductions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement after voting to pass legislation that will protect current military retirees and servicemembers from the cost of living adjustment (COLA) reductions adopted late last year. The bill passed the Senate 95-3 and passed the House of Representatives[Read More…]
Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrated on PSC Stage
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting, “I Have a Dream: A King’s Journey,” featuring Marcus Gentry, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24, in the Conference Center Auditorium, on the PSC Main Campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Gentry will present,[Read More…]
Theatre School at DePaul University Attains LEED Gold Status
The Theatre School building on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded DePaul University’s new Theatre School building the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation.[Read More…]
Idaho Intent on Killing Wolves in the Wilderness
New plan aims to reduce population by 60% to please elk hunters Pocatello, ID–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. In an effort to inflate elk populations for commercial outfitters and hunters, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) hopes to kill 60 percent of the wolves in the Middle Fork area of[Read More…]
Arkansas C & H Water Monitoring Study Used Taxpayer Money to Test Wrong Fields for Hog Waste Contamination
Coalition calls on state to fully reopen C & H’s permitting process; Local citizens ask University of Arkansas to cease unauthorized testing on their land Mt. Judea, AR–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. On Wednesday, a coalition of public interest groups sent a letter to Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Teresa[Read More…]
Ajello, Miller Introduce Bill to Regulate, Tax Marijuana in Rhode Island
RHODE ISLAND–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller and House Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Edith Ajello announced Wednesday that they will introduce a bill to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to[Read More…]
A Good Year to Find a Comet
Comet P/2014 C1 seen from Argentina EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2014. A team of European astronomers has found a previously unknown comet, detected as a tiny blob of light orbiting our Sun deep in the Solar System. Europe’s Teide Observatory Tenerife Asteroid Survey team has been credited with discovering comet P/2014 C1,[Read More…]
Prehistoric Cave Pigment to Shield ESA’s Solar Probe
Solar Orbiter EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2014. A pigment once daubed onto prehistoric cave paintings is set to protect ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission from the Sun’s close-up glare. Burnt bone charcoal will be applied to the spacecraft’s titanium heatshield using a novel technique. Solar Orbiter, due for launch in 2017, will carry[Read More…]
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