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When public infrastructure goes private
Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...
Tags: Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service, Time Warner Cable Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Finance
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Santa Barbara City College wins prestigious award
L.A. NOWSanta Barbara City College on Tuesday was awarded the Aspen Prize — a prestigious award recognizing high achievement among community colleges.... -
Aspen to announce top community college Tuesday, Broward College in running
Sun SentinelBroward College will find out Tuesday whether it’s the recipient of an award for the nation’s top community college, and the $1 million prize that goes with it. The Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based education policy group, named...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Broward College, Washington, DC, Education
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No lieutenant governor? Not a problem
Florida lost its lieutenant governor this week, meaning a whole bunch of ribbon-cutting gigs just opened up. Other than that, most folks won't notice a difference. Still, a few thoughts: •What a pitiful way to go out. Years ago, former House...
Tags: Lobbying, Executive Branch, Valencia College, Government, Regional Authority
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How to close our National Schmoozing Deficit
In my Wednesday column, I wrote that President Obama and most leading members of Congress know what a solution to the fiscal crisis looks like; they just can’t get there from here because they don’t trust one another much. Obama is trying to...Tags: Joe Biden, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Mitch McConnell, Politics
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Weekly salute for March 4
Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. Safer communities Thanks to state grants, at least four unsafe homes in Northern Michigan will be demolished. A state program aimed at...Tags: U.S. Senate, Real Estate, Child Abuse, Environmental Issues, Abusive Behavior
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Music Industry, Children's Memorial Hospital
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Odawa tribe youth heads to Washington, D.C.
Staff WriterEighteen-year-old Petoskey resident Sarah Schilling may sometimes feel reluctant about stepping up as the voice for her community, but it is a role she is becoming known for -- even on the national stage. Schilling leaves Sunday, March 3, to be one of...Tags: Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Violence Against Women Act, Washington, DC
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Greuel says mayor’s race opponents are lying about her record
L.A. NOWThe L.A. mayor's race took a sharply negative turn as City Controller Wendy Greuel accused rivals Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry of lying about her record to distract from their own spending of taxpayer money on wasteful travel and perks.... -
Broward College among country's 10 best community colleges
Earbuds firmly in place, backpacks dangling from shoulders, students traipsed to class across the Broward College campus with an attitude of pride in their stride. The 52-year-old school has been named one of the nation's top 10 community colleges...Tags: Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities, Broward College, Washington, DC, Personal Income
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Teenlink's Florida college guide
Sponsored Listings Barry University Miami Shores www.barry.edu Acceptance rate: 58.9 percent Undergraduate enrollment: 4,940 Top majors: Biology, Elementary Education, Nursing, Sports Management Tuition & fees: $28,160 Specific...Tags: Florida Atlantic University, United Nations, Business, Lauren Hutton, Fort Lauderdale
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Chicago is Yo-Yo Ma's cultural soapbox
The Chicago Public Schools, the Silk Road Ensemble, the Humanities Festival, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Citizen Musician, "cultural entrepreneurship" — Yo-Yo Ma has a way of filling his plate during his now-...
Tags: Public Schools, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Humanities Festival
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