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21 hrs ago | CBS Local

From Nurse To Hospital CEO: A Budding Career Trend In Los Angeles

As Los Angeles braces itself for the coming changes in health care delivery, nursing roles are expected to change in light of an aging population that may outnumber nurses beyond the current mandated nurse-patient ratio.

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Related Topix: Nursing, San Francisco, CA

Sat May 18, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Rancho Cordova third-grader leaps into playwriting with B Street Theatre

The third-grader, along with 300 other students from Williamson Elementary School in Rancho Cordova, huddled inside the cafeteria for one reason - to watch a play that Angela had written.

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Related Topix: Rancho Cordova, CA, Theater, Arts, Sacramento, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

ABC15.com

Is too much H2O dangerous?

While working under the hot sun as a security guard at the University of Phoenix stadium late last summer, Julie Wilson found out the hard way that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing.

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Detroit Free Press

Detroit's new top cop loves Detroit metal, his Pontiac GTO

New Police Chief Speaks to Free Press: New Detroit Police Chief James Craig speaks to the Detroit Free Press editorial board.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Home Listing, Home

Thu May 16, 2013

Philly.com

Years later, teacher keeps close ties with former students

They are black, Latino, and Asian, all about the same age, all but two of them mothers, all bound to one another today through the happenstance of having long ago shared a particular middle-school teacher.

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Related Topix: Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, Education Etc.

Wed May 15, 2013

Detroit Free Press

Recognize James Craig? Here's his University of Phoenix ad

Welcome to the RETURN of our two-minute drill, which will give you a snapshot of what's going on... If James Craig's face looks familiar, it could be because you recognize him from a University of Phoenix TV ad campaign that ran nationally last year.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home

Tue May 14, 2013

Uprisingradio.org

The Atlantic: How Colleges Are Selling Out the Poor to Court the Rich

Neat fact: If the federal government were to take all of the money it pours into various forms of financial aid each year, it could go ahead and make tuition free, or close to it, for every student at every public college in the country.

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MLive.com

Watch James Craig, new Detroit police chief, in University of Phoenix commercial

DETROIT, MI - The man reportedly hired by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to run the Detroit Police Department has experience in front of the camera.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Opinion

WTOC-TV Savannah

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Local law enforcement professionals and other leaders within Savannah's criminal justice field will be attending a criminal justice symposium Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Savannah, GA

Mon May 13, 2013

ConsumerAffairs.Com

Is college worth it?

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.

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Related Topix: Harvey Mudd College, California Institute of Technology, Mason City, IA, Kaplan University

Chico Enterprise-Record

Returning military veterans choosing college in record numbers

Izeck Hempseed went into the military directly from high school because he figured it would be his best path to eventually attend college.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Air Force, Cal State Chico

CBS Local

Los Angeles Nurse Sees Primary Job As Educating Patients

For registered nurses wishing to accelerate their careers, Capella University recently announced a new online educational degree program that will allow nurses to earn a master's degree in nursing while simultaneously working toward a bachelor of science degree, in just over three years.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Capella University

Sat May 11, 2013

Examiner.com

County Office of Education appoints Gordillo as HR Executive Director

Three-year OIC Philip J. Gordillo was named Executive Director for Human Resources for the Santa Clara County Office of Education, according to SCCOE Spokesperson Larry Slonaker.

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Related Topix: Santa Clara County, CA, Hayward, CA, Alum Rock, CA

Fri May 10, 2013

Yuma Sun

AWC seeks more faculty for nursing program

At a very young age, Breon Henderson knew she wanted to become a nurse. "Since I was three, I wanted to be the one that told people, 'Push! Push it out!'" said Henderson, a former AWC student and a current Associate Professor of Nursing.

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Related Topix: Yuma, AZ

Sunacom

May 10, 2013 - Lorie McClory's Grantham News column is on Sunacom.com

Come for an evening of great music with Guy Burlage from 6 to 9 p.m. May 10 as the Fix @ 6 music series continues at Bistro Nouveau.

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Related Topix: Grantham, NH, Sunapee, NH, Newport, NH, Education Etc., Salisbury, NH, Opinion

Gamedayr.com

College football hype video for the 2013-14 season, it will give you goosebumps

Oregon Ducks running back De'Anthony Thomas scores a touchdown during the kick off against the Kansas State Wildcats in the first half during the Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium.

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NBC San Diego

Chula Vistan Named Playboy Playmate of the Year

San Diego's own Raquel Pomplun sets both hearts and stomachs aflutter as Playboy's April 2012 Playmate of the Month and cover girl.

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Related Topix: Chula Vista, CA, Vista, CA, Entertainment

Thu May 09, 2013

The Gazette

Peter Hilts picked as D-49 chief education officer

The Classical Academy's former high school principal and current director of academic services will begin contract negotiations with Falcon School District 49 to become its chief education officer.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Manitou Springs, CO

Chron

Area colleges, vocational, tech schools yield workers in demand

There is a lot of discussion regarding the workforce in Houston and Texas, mainly due to the booming energy and medical industries, which is spreading into other fields and industries, creating a shortage of labor across the board, from skilled labor to professionals.

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Related Topix: Prison, North-Houston, TX, Tynan, TX

The Chronicle-Telegram

Mrs. Linda Smith-Mahone

Mrs. Linda Smith-Mahone went from labor to eternal rest on Friday, May 3, 2013 after a sudden illness, at Mercy Regional hospital.

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Related Topix: Lorain County, OH, Capital University, Medicine, Nursing, Lorain, OH