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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...
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Varsity Saints host annual skills clinic Aug. 21Aug 16, 2011 11:00 pm - The St. Charles East Boys Varsity Soccer team will host a wonderful afternoon of soccer on the pitch at Norris Stadium. Skills Clinic takes place on Sunday, August 21. ...
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Faulty thinking of the leftAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - It’s seldom that one gets such a crystal clear view into the (non-) thinking of the left. One of those days came along, and boy is it a revelation. Vern Lee has proposed...
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What would John Adams say?Jul 31, 2011 1:00 am - Each day that passes takes us farther away from America’s founding, and the wisdom of those who gave us this nation. Sadly, as this length of time increases, our fervor ...
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Aurora pilot killed on homemade plane's maiden voyageJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - An Aurora man who twice before walked away from crashes in small experimental aircraft was killed Sunday morning when the plane he was flying went down in a cornfield sh...
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President Bush and the debt ceilingJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - Kudos to Al Godinez for inspiring me to write this letter. Says he: “ ... the GOP raised the U.S. debt ceiling seven times during the G.W. Bush administration. That was ...