Articles filed under Harper College
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Stars align to bring new president to Harper CollegeJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - New Harper College President Kenneth Ender says that while he's not a particularly spiritual person, he believes the stars line up on occasion. About 20 years ago, Ender...
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D. 211: New math test adds up to college readinessJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 is likely to start giving a new standardized math test to some juniors that could better prepare them for college classes. S...
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Suburban schools praise Obama's community college planJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Leaders of suburban community colleges expressed delight Tuesday with President Barack Obama's proposal to invest $12 billion in such schools around the country, a plan ...
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Harper College writing teacher's debut novel a hitJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - He's lived in Mount Prospect for years, but there's something about his home state of West Virginia that sticks with Glenn Taylor. The state is featured prominently in T...
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New classes seek to bring women into world of weldingJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights resident Pamela Olin began welding 16 years ago when she was seven months pregnant with her second child. "I had ideas that I thought best expressed in...
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County's long view is shortsightedJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, as it now stands, is focused on accommodating and even encouraging rapid urbanization. Though the plan's vision statements fo...
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Cook County briefsJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - They're still heroes, anyway: Two Elgin men who were up for an award of up to $1 million through a NASCAR-related contest have came up short. Rick Schar and Roy Engstrom...
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Cook County briefsJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Swing band at Harper today: Alfonso Ponticelli and his Swing Gitan band bring their talents to Palatine's Harper College tonight with a free concert at 7:30 p.m. in the ...
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Ivy Hall school's chief named principal of yearJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - • Palatine resident Dr. Peter King, principal of Ivy Hall School in Buffalo Grove since 1999, was selected as the Illinois Principals Association Lake County region's El...
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A promise kept helps other victimsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Strength, hope and power. These are words Harper College students used to empower themselves in the fight against sexual violence. They also are words that can be used t...