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EDUCATION SPECIAL (St. Petersburg Times)
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:04:50 GMT Women are applying to MBA programs in greater numbers than ever before. The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) reports that currently, 40 percent of those taking the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) test are women.

No charges in Lake Geneva election flap (The Janesville Gazette)
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:42:44 GMT Walworth County prosecutors will not file criminal charges against those implicated in an election-related incident at a Lake Geneva restaurant.

Board wants tussle over titles to come to an end (Howell Tri Town News)
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:59:32 GMT It took about six weeks, $23,000 in legal fees, and a direct order from Jane Oates, the executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, for Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser to publicly announce that he would relinquish the title of Dr. that he has been using since July 2006.

Register seeks AmCan report (Napa Valley Register)
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:35:40 GMT Citing California’s Public Records Act, the Napa Valley Register is asking the American Canyon Fire District to release a report on bonuses that American Canyon firefighters received after presenting degrees from an unaccredited university.

Bulletin board (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin)
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:52:05 GMT Check out classes, fundraisers, groups, volunteer opportunities and more.

County veterans service officer offers insight on position, needs of veterans (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:14:15 GMT MANITOWOC Jane Babcock, Manitowoc County Veterans Service officer, says many of the countys military veterans are eligible for benefits they are not getting.

Fired Antrim Twp. workers dispute report used to oust them (The Herald-Mail)
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:19:26 GMT GREENCASTLE, Pa. Five of the six former Antrim Township, Pa., employees dismissed from their jobs Aug. 21 held a press conference Monday and issued a 19-page document addressing discrepancies they feel exist in the staffing study used as cause for their termination.

Online degrees gaining more respect (MSNBC)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:14:51 GMT Online degrees have always been a bit like Rodney Dangerfield. They got no respect when it came to helping you land a job. But they at least may be gaining more recognition.

What you need to know for voting (Vail Daily)
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:02:12 GMT Teak Simonton is the clerk and recorder of Eagle County. The Nov. 4 general election is two months away, and preliminary indications are that the ballot will once again be very long, possibly two pages.

A helping hand: GBC social work program produces professionals locally (Elko Daily Free Press)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:05:22 GMT ELKO - Northeastern Nevada has a critical need for social workers that is being filled by a bachelor of social work program offered through Great Basin College and the University of Nevada, Reno.

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