‘One hell of a journey’
I guess I’m just another statistic. Leaving for home on May 18, 2008, after my graduation from Muhlenberg College, with my parents and a car full of everything I owned,…
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College Football Playoff Fast Facts
January 1, 2015 – The No. 2 Oregon Ducks defeat the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles 59-20 in the Rose Bowl playoff semifinal in Pasadena, California. The No. 4 Ohio…
Lowdown on College Football Playoff National Championship game
Here is the what-you-need-to-know information about this game and how the teams got there. 1. This game is historic for college football For the first time ever, the highest level…
Two years of free community college makes sense
Before you dismiss President Obama’s proposal of two years of free community college as frivolous government spending, let me toss a number out at you: 500%. That’s roughly how much…
Can Obama’s community college plan get through Congress?
His plan is to partner with states and fund the first two years of community college for Americans “willing to work for it.” The White House will work to push…
Christie to meet with GOP leaders in South Carolina
Invitees include business leaders, state legislators and Republican power-brokers from around the state, a GOP source with knowledge of the event said. The confab was arranged by the South Carolina…
Does free community college work?
“We’ve never turned away a student,” said Graham Thomas, director of community partnerships at tnAchieves, which raises money from large state employers or wealthy individuals. Through 2013, the program had…
Dozens killed in car bomb blast outside police college in Yemen
At least 38 people were killed and dozens others were injured in a car bomb explosion in front of the Police College in the Yemeni capital Sanaa Wednesday morning, two…