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Landscape exhibition continues at OaktonJan 06, 2013 2:06 pm - Nuances of Landscape: Paintings by Mary Porterfield and Nina Weiss, an exhibition featuring two local painters with very differing styles of capturing scenery on canvas,...
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A look back at inspiring people in the suburbsDec 31, 2012 9:37 am - On the cusp of the New Year, here’s a look back at the people we featured who have inspired us in some way. Inspiring:Terry Howerton, founder of the Illinois Technology...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Oakton hires new head of financeNov 30, 2012 12:32 pm - Oakton Community College has selected Bob Nowak as its vice president of business and finance. Nowak will begin Jan. 2 to manage Oakton’s business and finance functions,...
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Oakton’s Empty Bowls fundraiser SaturdayNov 29, 2012 3:57 pm - Oakton Community College will hold its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 1, benefiting area food pantries and soup kitchens. The event is 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m....
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Empty Bowl fundraiser at Oakton SaturdayNov 27, 2012 11:53 am - Oakton Community College’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road, features hundr...
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Oakton students brave cold to experience homelessnessNov 27, 2012 11:24 am - With the sun rising behind them, a handful of Oakton Community College students huddled around a fire Wednesday morning to keep warm after spending a night out in the co...
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Speech by survivor of Nazi doctor canceledNov 25, 2012 1:32 pm - Helen Rappaport has canceled a planned appearance Thursday at Oakton Community College to talk about how she survived being in the World War II death camp where Nazi phy...
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Oakton’s Empty Bowls raises funds for food pantriesNov 23, 2012 8:22 am - This Thanksgiving, as you reach for that third helping of turkey, remember: someone’s bowl is always empty. Make a difference in the fight against hunger — and get ahead...
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Oakton program looks at Jesus as a JewNov 11, 2012 10:04 am - For centuries, studies of Jesus downplayed or ignored his Jewish historical context — and many studies still address his Jewish background only as a steppingstone to his...