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Community colleges increasingly rely on foundationsOct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Funds growing in importance in providing the extras in tight economy
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McHenry County College goes tobacco-free Oct. 1Sep 24, 2011 12:00 am - You could say that McHenry County College is blazing a trail among suburban community colleges without benefit of lighting a match. Smoking cigarettes or using any tobac...
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Persuade extremists to get with programSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - “ ... While misconceptions about Islam and its true followers continue to grow with extremists spreading such debris, we are making progress in uniting mankind.” So said...
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Web conference Sept. 22 on elder lawSep 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The nonprofit National Private Duty Association, along with the Illinois Chapter, has announced it will host a consumer education web conference entitled Addressing Lega...
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Suburban agencies see doom in new human services cutsSep 14, 2011 1:00 am - Suburban human services agencies lined up at Waubonsee Community College Tuesday to decry another round of funding cuts that providers said would only increase many of I...
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Growth spurt reverses at local community collegesSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - History shows that community college enrollment skyrockets when the economy tanks. That's never been more true than over the past few years, as students across Illinois ...
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Fox Valley Hall of Fame taking nominationsSep 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame is seeking nominations of outstanding artists for its 2012 Class of Inductees. Nominations can be submitted during the next two months, ...
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New nature photo club starts Sept. 13Aug 31, 2011 11:00 pm - The Morton Arboretum Photography Society is a new nature photography club sponsored by the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Everyone is invited to its first meeting from 7 to...
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Engagement is key at WaubonseeAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Community colleges possess a particularly close connection with the students, local employers, municipalities and communities we serve. The word “community” guides us i...
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A view of Uncle Sam’s shameful autopsyAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - What’s this? Has President Obama appointed yet another czar? This one would be, uh, let’s see now, I guess we’d have to call him the “national coroner.” His first autops...