SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 Source: SSC Communications LaTanya Allen, who in 2010 earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree from the Court Reporting/Verbatim Technology Program at South Suburban College (SSC), was recently sworn in as President of the Mississippi Court Reporters Association, making her the third African-American to[Read More…]
Month: May 2018
South Suburban College Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Seeking Volunteer Tutors and Offering Free Services
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 Contact: Raylynn Stokes South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program. The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills. Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of[Read More…]
Largest Canadian Supermarket Chain to Open Cannabis Stores
CANADA—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that Canada is about to legalize cannabis commerce among adults across the nation and that the cannabis industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that is set to get even bigger. Thus, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Questions CIA Openly Lobbying For Gina Haspel Nomination
In new letter to Intel Director Coats, Durbin raises alarm on use of CIA resources to influence Congress WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), vice chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee questioned the role of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in openly and actively using[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Sabotaging Health Care for Americans by Pushing Junk Insurance Plans
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on President Trump’s Administration to stop the expansion of junk insurance plans that would once again allow health insurance companies to refuse coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, raise premiums significantly for older Americans, and exclude basic benefits such as[Read More…]
Israel Orders Human Rights Watch Official Deported
Government-Compiled Dossier Accuses Organization of Promoting Boycotts Jerusalem –(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 Contact: Human Rights Watch Communications Israeli authorities on May 7, 2018, revoked the work permit for Omar Shakir, the Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director, and ordered him to leave Israel within 14 days, Human Rights Watch said[Read More…]
NASA Satellite Images Show Fissures from Hawaii Volcano
ALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Esprit Smith The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano. The fissures and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas prompted evacuations in the area. Images taken from the[Read More…]
Chicago Streetlight Modernization Program Reaches Major Milestone
New Estimates Find Program to Save Taxpayers More Than $100 Million Over 10 Years; More Than 42,000 New Streetlight Fixtures Have Been Installed to Date CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the latest major milestones in Chicago’s streetlight modernization program. To date more than 42,000[Read More…]
DePaul Video Game Designer Says Medium Can Provide Outlet for Empathy, Dialogue and Increased Self-awareness
DePaul University’s Doris Carmen Rusch works to create social and personal change through gaming CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 Contact: Russell Dorn Video games can be used for more than just entertainment, they can also help raise awareness for mental illness and diseases, said Doris C. Rusch, an associate professor of game[Read More…]
White House Staff Tired of Weathering Storm Pruitt
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry With new information breaking daily on embattled Scott Pruitt’s countless scandals, White House staff are fed up with trying to weather the Pruitt storm. According to the New York Times, White House staff are continuing to urge Donald Trump to fire Pruitt, calling[Read More…]
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