WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (35th CD), issued the following news release: Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), founder of the Out of Iraq Caucus, issued the following statement: "As founder of the Out of Iraq Caucus of the United States Caucus, I salute President Obama and the Administration for living up to the commitment to wind down the war in Iraq. When I joined with Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and other members of Congress to organize the  more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- Malone University issued the following news release: Malone University will host its annual health promotion fair Thursday, September 30, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Bennett Lounge of the Randall Campus Center. Visitors will be eligible to win gift baskets and valuable prizes. Representatives from nearly 50 organizations will be on hand to answer questions and share important health information. All aspects of wellness - physical, emotional, spiritual, will be addressed  more

QUEENSLAND, Australia, Aug. 19 -- Central Queensland University issued the following news release: CQUniversity researcher Heather Nancarrow has a new role as Chair of a newly-established Domestic and Family Violence Strategy Implementation Advisory Group. Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women, Karen Struthers announced Ms Nancarrow's appointment to the role during a visit to CQUniversity Mackay recently (Aug 13). Click here to View/Download full-sized Image  more

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 19 -- The Westchester County Executive issued the following news release: Westchester County government will save approximately $21 million next year due to incentive programs that so far have prompted about 450 employees to voluntarily resign or retire. "The incentive programs have allowed us to trim $21 million from next year's projected deficit," said County Executive Robert P. Astorino, who proposed the government participate in the county and state incentive p  more

PITTSBORO, N.C., Aug. 19 -- Chatham County issued the following news release: Sheriff Richard Webster of Chatham County recently attended the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association's (NCSA) 88th Annual Training Conference held in Brunswick County, North Carolina with other sheriffs and law enforcement professionals from across the State. Sheriff Webster was elected by his fellow sheriffs as First Vice President of the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association for the upcoming 2010-2011 year. Trad  more

CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 19 -- The New Hampshire Attorney General issued the following news release: New Hampshire Attorney General Michael A. Delaney, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Robert Quinn and Charlestown Police Chief Edward C. Smith announce that an investigation is ongoing into two deaths in Charlestown, New Hampshire. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, at approximately 4:47 a.m., Charlestown police officers responded to a 911 call from a single family home in Charlestown. When the poli  more

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- Walsh University issued the following news release: Over 40 Walsh University residence life hall directors, residence assistants, peacemakers and other Walsh staff members have volunteered to participate in the Project Homeless Connect (PHC) of Stark County on Thursday, August 19 from 10 am to 3 pm at The Salvation Army at 420 Market Avenue, South in Canton. The volunteer team will meet at 8 am on Walsh's campus before heading to the Salvation Army where they wi  more

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 18 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Justice Violence Against Women Resource Prosecutor (VAWRP) Project will be providing domestic violence trainings in four regions across Wisconsin this fall. The trainings are made possible by federal grants that DOJ received through the Office of Justice Assistance. The single-day trainings will teach prosecutors how to handle domestic violence cases with a victim-ce  more