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Community college value more apparent than everJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - The rising cost of college and the amount of debt students take on to finance higher education have recently been called matters of national importance by elected offici...
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Cops: Seat belts prevented school bus tragedyJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Nine special education students and two adults may be alive today because they were wearing seat belts when their school bus tipped on its side Friday and slid into a co...
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Simon pushing for more community college gradsJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - A report released Thursday by Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon implores education leaders to find a way to increase the number of community college students who graduate with a deg...
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Things would change if only we votedJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Leo Dietrich asks some interesting questions in his recent letter to the editor. For instance, “How can a guy, Newt Gingrich, whose parents were teenagers and divorced r...
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Collaborations are key to college readinessJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - In its report, “The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2011,” ACT reports that only 25 percent of students nationwide graduate from high school ready for college ...
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ECC to host ISCC Tip-Off ClassicJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will play host to the inagrual Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Tip-Off Basketball Classic Saturday and Sunday at the ECC Events Center. Fou...
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Men’s and womens teams hope to get recognized, earn scholarshipDec 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Basketball players from community colleges across the region will show off their talents at next month’s inaugural Illinois Skyway Tip-off Classic at Elgin Community Col...
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Putting teachers and rest on same planeDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Chuck Coletta ends his recent letter about the Teachers Retirement System with this: “Contrary to what Bill thinks, our contributions are not being invested.” Welcome to...
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Depends on how you define sentienceDec 02, 2011 4:00 am - Part of a line from a recent letter in the Fence Post: “The least we can do for sentient animals ...” This letter was written by one who believes that “The culling or ki...
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Manufacturing remains strong industry, career choiceNov 28, 2011 11:00 pm - To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of the death of U.S. manufacturing are greatly exaggerated. While the United States certainly faces much greater global competition ...