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Hate speech comes from left, tooJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - I’d like to remind Fence Post writer Paul Dombrowski of Mt. Prospect of the shooting of Rep. Giffords in Arizona. Remember that? Immediately after she was shot, there wa...
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Alpaca farm holds open house June 11-12Jun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Waldron Grove Alpacas, 39W856 McDonald Road in Elgin, will hold a Farm Open House from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12. It will be held rain or...
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Waubonsee shows off new downtown Aurora campusJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - Waubonsee Community College’s new $50 million downtown campus is just more. More space everywhere, from the library to the bookstore to the classrooms. Thirty percent...
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Which township road chief makes $45,866 to maintain four miles?Jun 01, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Jedlovec is responsible for maintaining just about the same amount of roadway in DuPage County's Winfield Township as Jerome Hulke takes care of for Plato Township i...
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Other community college president expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s a look at what your community college presidents put on the expense account during 2010. Oakton CC: $2,673 McHenry CC: $9,677* Elgin CC: $13,524 C...
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A history of community colleges in IllinoisMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College’s namesake, former University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, is largely considered the founder of the community college movement. His vision ...
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How community colleges are fundedMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois community college revenue is sort of a mix, funded about equally by local property taxes and student fees, with a bit of state and federal tax dollars mixed in....
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Waubonsee students get parkingMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - A parking agreement between the city of Aurora and Waubonsee Community College could pave the way to free parking for students at the college’s new downtown campus, set ...
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Waubonsee Community College grads reflect on life’s lessonsMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - Waubonsee Community College Student Senate President Sarah Hay spoke confidently about the value of her education from the stage at graduation Thursday night. “I don’t k...
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Aurora ready to up funding for green jobsMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - An Aurora job training program called GreenWorks is about to get greener. In a financial sense, that is. The partnership between Waubonsee Community College and the ci...