Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Ice hockey is quickly gaining popularity among children and adolescents in the United States, but as a result, the number of dangerous injuries and concussions are also on the rise. To help children enjoy the sport while protecting player safety, the American Academy of[Read More…]
Day: May 27, 2014
Senator Kirk Awards Bronze Star to Family of WWII Hero
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Following an appearance in the Arlington Heights, Ill. Memorial Day Parade, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today presented a posthumous Bronze Star to the family of World War II veteran John W. Bock. Bock was drafted into the U.S. Army during the war and attached[Read More…]
National Audubon Society’s 11th Annual Women in Conservation Luncheon Honoring Ellen Futter, Kaiulani Lee, and Nell Newman As The 2014 Rachel Carson Award Recipients
New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. The National Audubon Society celebrated the legacy of female leadership in conservation yesterday, by presenting three conservation champions with the Rachel Carson Award at The Plaza Hotel in New York, NY. The prestigious Audubon award recognizes visionary women whose dedication, talent, and energy have advanced environmental[Read More…]
NASA Airborne Research Focuses on Andean Volcanoes
NASA’s C-20A crew is shown preparing for flight from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama. The aircraft was deployed to Central and South America for a research study using JPL’s UAVSAR located in an underbelly belly pod (note red cover). Image Credit: NASA / Stu Broce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27,[Read More…]
Got Invasive Plants? Goats to the Rescue, Eating Unwanted Vegetation Yet Again!
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Bridgehampton’s Vineyard Field on Long Island, NY is joining the ever expanding movement of communities that are enlisting goats to help manage their land without the use of harmful herbicides. The Friends of Long Pond Greenbelt hired goats to manage the 40-acre field, which stretches from[Read More…]
Meet the Exhibitors in the 2014 White House Science Fair
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Today, President Obama is hosting the fourth-ever White House Science Fair, which will feature extraordinary science projects and experiments from some of America’s most innovative students. Find out more below about the students participating in this year’s Science Fair: Elana Simon, 18 (New York, New York)[Read More…]
U.S. House to Vote this Thursday on Bipartisan Amendment to Stop Federal Medical Marijuana Raids
More Than Half of All States Have Some Kind of Medical Marijuana Law; Support for Changing Federal Law at Unprecedented Level in Congress Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. As early as this Thursday the U.S. House could vote on a bipartisan amendment to the Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill that would prohibit the federal government[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Honors 2014 Graduates
Jacqueline Surd (Lansing), Abigail Klupchak (Homewood), Sophis Sesto, (Chicago Heights), Kyle Scheffers (Flossmoor), Josh Cohn (Olympia Fields), Sam Roche (Chicago Heights). (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On a beautiful spring evening, friends, family and guests of the Marian Catholic community gathered to honor the senior class of 2014. The Dominican[Read More…]
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