There is currently legislation proposed in both the Michigan House and Senate that will repeal that state’s 40 year old law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. According to a press release issued on March 28, 2011 from the American Automobile Association (AAA) citing the results of polling performed by Marketing Research Group, 81% of Michigan [...]
The first novel of the futuristic teen trilogy, Earthseed, has been optioned by Paramount Pictures Film Group. In a press release on March 29, 2011, the studio announced the acquisition and the attachment of Melissa Rosenberg, screenwriter of the popular Twilight film series, to pen the script. Earthseed was written in 1983 by Pamela Sargent [...]
Testifying before the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees in person and in writing on March 30, the President of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Bill Lawson, urged lawmakers not to cut the “incomparable resources” for veterans’ health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Stating that many services provided by the VA are [...]
On Monday, March 28, 2011, President Barack Obama made a nationally televised address to the nation on America’s role in the civil conflict in Libya. The White House released a transcript of the address the same evening. Before recounting the relevant chain of events that led to his authorizing American military action, the President paid [...]
The scientific news journal Science has awarded the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) to PlantingScience.org, a website dedicated to introducing students to botanical studies by teaming them up with plant scientists as mentors to conduct actual research and experiments. In a press release from the American Association for the Advancement of Science [...]
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is a fund started by the Japan Baptist Union (JBU) which is a partner of the American Baptist International Ministries (ABIM). In a press release on March 24, 2011, the American Baptist Churches USA announced that the fund had raised $20,000 which will be distributed by the JBU to [...]
The inaugural ceremony of the annual, “The Comedy Awards” took place on Saturday, March 26, 2011 and was taped and scheduled to be broadcast on Comedy Central in addition to several other networks on April 10 at 9:00 EST/PST. In a press release issued on the day of the event, the winners of the awards [...]
On March 21, 2001, Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO issued a press release commenting on the March 20th announcement of AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Mr. Trumka observed that the acquisition is beneficial to employees of both companies in that AT&T will gain a better position from which to globally compete in the telecom [...]
Geraldine Ferraro Died on Saturday, March 26, 2011 around 10:00 a.m. at Massachusetts General Hospital. The impact of her passing and the response of the media, the country and the White House were immediate. In a statement released from the White House on March 26, 2011, President Obama expressed his and the First Lady’s sadness [...]
AmeriCares, a nonprofit organization devoted to disaster relief around the world, is providing $1.5 million in emergency medical aid to civilians fleeing war-torn Libya. The organization’s warehouses in Connecticut and Amsterdam have coordinated a shipment of 11,000 pounds of medical aid including wound care supplies, pain relievers, burn care products, antibiotics, surgical supplies, anesthesia medicines [...]
