CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Performing on Broadway always has been a dream for Roosevelt University theatre alumnus J. Michael Finley, who recently joined the cast of Les Miserables and starred last week in a number of performances of the Broadway show. An ensemble member and understudy in the lead role of[Read More…]
Month: November 2015
Prairie State College Celebrating Veterans in November
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) has several events planned on campus in recognition of Veterans Day next month. Most events are taking place on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The first event is at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, with[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez on Congressional Hispanic Caucus Statement Calling on NBC to ‘Disinvite’ Trump from Hosting SNL
“Why can’t NBC hold their own TV shows responsible to keep an unapologetic racist from hosting a comedy show?” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) said he is glad the Congressional Hispanic Caucus voted to oppose the planned November 7 hosting of NBC’s “Saturday Night[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Campaign Statement on Speaker Ryan’s Comments about Immigration Reform
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2015. In response to new House Speaker Paul Ryan’s comments this weekend ruling out any consideration of comprehensive immigration reform while President Obama is in office, Hillary for America Latino Outreach Director Lorella Praeli released the following statement: “Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement that he will not pass[Read More…]
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts Turns up the Heat with Chévere de Chicago
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)– November 2, 2015 – On November 21 at 8 p.m., the Center for Performing Arts will be ‘en fuego’ when composer, virtuoso pianist and master harmonica player, Howard Levy, his long-time comrades in the Latin/jazz/funk/blues band, Chévere de Chicago for a night filled with Latin inspiration. The[Read More…]
EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Additional Clean Air Act Violations
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Today, EPA is issuing a second notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. This NOV is also being issued to Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America. These five companies are collectively referred[Read More…]
Low-fat Diet Not Most Effective in Long-term Weight Loss
Researchers conduct a systematic review of randomized clinical trials comparing the long-term effectiveness of low-fat and higher-fat dietary interventions on weight loss MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. The effectiveness of low-fat diet on weight-loss has been debated for decades, and hundreds of randomized clinical trials aimed at evaluating this issue have been[Read More…]
Staff Leaks, Disregard for Facts, Unprecedented Probing, and Conclusions of No Wrongdoing: Planned Parenthood Requests Congress Justify Continued Investigations
“It is increasingly difficult to understand the basis for the ongoing investigations into Planned Parenthood” “This leak calls into serious question the objectivity and professionalism of this investigation, and underscores concerns that this is a political exercise, rather than a fact-finding effort.” Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2015. Planned Parenthood Federation[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Congress Must Pass Clean Budget with No Ideological Riders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement after President Obama signed the budget agreement: Now that a bipartisan budget agreement has been signed and threats of a government shutdown temporarily eliminated, the critical appropriations process begins. Congress must implement a clean budget that invests in[Read More…]
White House, NASA Administrator Statements on 15 Years of Human Habitation Aboard International Space Station
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, an Expedition 24 flight engineer in 2010, took a moment during her space station mission to enjoy an unmatched view of home through a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station, the brilliant blue and white part of Earth glowing against the blackness[Read More…]