CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) Council has elected Latrice Booker, Larry Neal and Alexandra Rivera to serve on the ALA Executive Board. The Executive Board election took place during the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting held Jan. 24-28, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elected board members will begin a three-year term beginning in July 2020 and concluding in June 2023. Latrice Booker is the dean  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Feb. 14 -- The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability issued the following news release: The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) announced the accreditation of Eden Ministries of Goshen, IN. ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship(TM), including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance and ethical fundraising. Eden Ministries joins a growing number of Christ-centered churches and mi  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Feb. 12 -- ISSA, formerly the International Sanitary Supply Association, issued the following news release: The University of Innovative Distribution (UID) program, a concentrated education program focused on the unique needs of the wholesale distribution industry, is less than a month away. Sponsored by ISSA, this year's UID takes place March 8-11 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now in its 27th year of serving the supply chain, UID will fe  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 15 -- The National Federation of State High School Association issued the following news release: Beginning next season, changes to the conditions and procedure for restarting play with a dropped ball will take effect in high school soccer. The dropped ball procedure was among 15 rules changes made by the NFHS Soccer Rules Committee at its January 20-22 meeting in Indianapolis and subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. When a ball is caused to go out  more

CHARLESTOWN, Indiana, Feb. 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation issued the following statement by Brittany Peet, director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement, in response to a civil complaint filed by the Indiana Attorney General's office against the owners and operators of Wildlife in Need for failure to operate the roadside zoo in line with its charitable mission: "This new suit is one more nail in the coffin for Wildlife in Need. "A PETA lawsuit already looms over its   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 10 -- Project Lead The Way issued the following news release: Six exemplary teachers and one educational leader from across the United States received top honors this week during Project Lead The Way's national conference - PLTW Summit- including one award from Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and the Kern Family Foundation for the Robert and Patricia Kern PLTW National Teacher of the Year. These teachers were identified based on merit. They have demonstrated strong alig  more

OAK BROOK, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- The Radiological Society of North America issued the following news: * * * - Study analyzes 24/7 staffing in the emergency department * * * Improving radiology efficiency in the emergency department (ED) need not come at the expense of quality, according to Scott Steenburg, MD. "There are many things each of us as leaders can do to set radiologists up for success," said Dr. Steenburg, an emergency and trauma radiologist at Indiana University School of Medicin  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 15 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Sierra Club this week launched a statewide radio ad campaign urging residents to demand that the state Senate reject HB 1414, a piece of dangerous and unnecessary legislation that would slow the retirement of Indiana's aging, polluting coal fleets, lead to higher bills for families and businesses, and worsen the climate crisis. Representatives from grassroots environmental groups, economic justice organiza  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 13 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists strongly opposes the Pentagon's proposed cuts to Stars and Stripes, the editorially independent newspaper of the military. "Stars and Stripes keeps the troops - especially those who are deployed - informed. It is an independent, non-partisan voice on which so many troops depend," said SPJ National President Patricia Gallagher Newberry. "To cut its budget   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 11 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news on Feb. 10: "This isn't the kind of disaster that flattens a house in a hurricane. This is more of a slow-moving underground hurricane," Carolyn Lumsden wrote in an editorial for the Hartford Courant about homeowners receiving help for their crumbling foundations. Through the support of a $75,000 Pulliam Fellowship from the Society of Professional Journalists Foundation, the educational foundati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: * * * - Funding awarded in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caroli  more