Saturday, December 8, 2012
The new caucus will concentrate on reinforcing federal investment in research and the national laboratories.
- GOVERNMENT
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Congressman Randy Hultgren has announced the formation of the House Science & National Labs Caucus. Hultgren is joined by Congressmen Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM-03) and Alan Nunnelee (R-MS-01) who will serve as co-chairs of the new group, with other members of the 113th Congress expected to join next year. The new caucus will concentrate on reinforcing federal investment in research and the national laboratories, as well as raise awareness in and out of Congress about the role they play in long-term economic growth. “These laboratories, much like the rest of the economy, deserve certainty from the government so they can continue their important work with confidence,” Hultgren said. Hultgren, named earlier this year as the …
Andrew Parpart will graduate from the program this week.
- SCHOOLS
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Plainfield Central High School senior Andrew Parpart was nominated to attend Saturday Morning Physics, an advanced physics program at Fermilab in Batavia. As one of the "best and brightest" chosen to participate, Andrew has attended weekly lectures and facility tours since October and will graduate from the program on Dec. 9. In addition to excelling academically, Andrew plays volleyball for PCHS and is currently enrolled in advanced placement physics, chemistry and calculus. The teen aspires to be a physicist and has recently applied to University of Illinois, Purdue and Berkley. Andrew was also recently named as a 2013-14 State Scholar, an achievement recognized by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC).
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Chris Hurst was chosen in a random drawing for a free three-night stay at Alaska Sportsman Bear Trail Lodge and head-to-toe sportswear clothing.
Chris Hurst was so taken aback seeing the name “Trout Unlimited” on his caller ID, he let the phone call go to voicemail. It seemed a bit surreal, he said, given that the night before he and his wife had been discussing the odds of being randomly chosen in the contest sponsored by the group and the ExOfficio outdoor clothing company. “I enter these things all the time, but I never win,” Hurst, a Plainfield resident, said. But win he did, and sometime next summer he and wife Stephanie will be heading to Bristol Bay for a three-night stay at the Alaska Sportsman Bear Trail Lodge on the Naknek River. It’s perhaps one of the best places in the world for king salmon fishing, Hurst said, and he hopes to schedule the trip so he can do both that…
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4:31 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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