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Capella University has excellent online programs for Education, is fully accredited, has outstanding technical support and wonderful financial aide options,they care about your opinion and have an easy to use discussion format.  Capella offers education specialties in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, Online Teaching, Reading and many other specialties. Per their website "Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org." Their technical...

Thought f the moment: “Through adversity self-awareness emerges; recognize and embrace it.” – sjp “You are fired!” can be the most traumatizing three words you will hear in your professional career. These words are even harder to hear in today’s troubling economic times. It does not matter if you are a female or a male it can be devastating event especially if you are the head of your household. Some find it difficult to move past the termination and get on with their lives. Being fired does not have to be a negative event; in fact, it could be the...

Are you a high school student looking to pursue the arts in college? If so, there are many avenues to take in order to do this. A specific way you can participate is to attend a National Portfolio Day in your local city. "National Portfolio Day is an event specifically for visual artists and designers. It is an opportunity for those who wish to pursue an education in the visual and related arts to meet with representatives from colleges accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Representatives will be available to review your artwork, discuss their...

Tasha Carvell, left director of external and governmental affairs at Sabre Holdings holds up the Travelocity gnome Tuesday as Holly Burns, manager of social media at Travelocity makes a photograph.

A Billings man with a record of beating criminal charges pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new felony drug and domestic violence charges. Benjamin Quinn McChesney, 33, appeared for arraignment before ...

A $5,000 arrest warrant was ordered Tuesday for the 18-year-old reputed leader of white supremacist group who was acquitted of assault charges earlier this year in the shooting of a Hispanic teenag...

I had the privilege of speaking to the Entrepreneurs Organization DC Chapter (http://eoaccess.eonetwork.org/DC/Pages/default.aspx)   this summer at their annual retreat on how to build an advisory dream team.  Constructing this presentation gave me the opportunity to map out the process I followed over one year to build my dream team, which has been instrumental in re-shaping my business, improving profitability, implementing key processes, and ensuring I have the right people in the right positions. It's also given me a level of accountability I did not have prior to...

[Assumption, Blame, Comparison, Competition, Denial, Expertise, Living in the Past, Passive Aggressive, Technology] The new realities of workplace competition: A new Raleigh, NC branch of The Container Store has 50-60 sales associate positions, 450+ have applied. A Tulsa, OK restaurant with just over 100 jobs received over 500 applications. A new Wal-Mart in Cleveland – over 6,000 applications for roughly 300 jobs. It started me wondering about how that translates in the workplace where lay-off fears, limited raises, and reduced bonuses are making things a bit tense. In a study by the...

Union Terrace Elementary School, located on Union Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania is home to 790 students from grades k through 5. It is part of the Allentown City School District. Union Terrace Elementary School was once home to Ed Hanna of WFMZ-TV, Jennifer Mann, PA State Representative, Charles Dent, US Representative and Bill Strauss, Parkettes Founder. School Basics Union Terrace Elementary School 1939 Union Street Allentown, PA 18104 (map) Phone: 484-765-5480 School website District: Allentown City School District Principal: Mr. David Hahn  Assistant Principal: Mrs. Deb Barnes...

I don’t pay too much attention to local news via a newspaper or television, but I constantly listen to NPR and the BBC and read The Economist and The Week. What these media sources have in common is that they report on international issues. My focus is usually on the Big Picture and not so much on the details--and especially not on local details. I’m bored with reading about changes in local traffic patterns and about local fires, burglaries, rapes, murders, traffic accidents, and the like. Typically, such news is negative and depressing. Who needs it, yet international news-...

With the economy still in the gutter and jobs few and far between, many college educated women are opting to pay their bills by alternate means showed a recent study by the University of Leeds.  Their study concluded that 25% of lap dancers had college degrees, while another one third were working to pay their way through college.  They also found that women working at upscale clubs in New York City can make upwards of $100,000 a year, prompting more and more women choose this route in an effort to keep up-to-date with bills an fund their education.  To read more, check out...

You may or may not know this, but Thursday, September 9, is National Teddy Bear Day.  Fun holidays like this can be a lifesaver to a homeschooling family looking to make learning fun. While Teddy bears are associated with preschoolers, the history is interesting and full of a wealth of information even for the teacher. The history of the Teddy bear is said to date back to a cartoon that was printed while Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was president.  According to the National Museum of American History, the story goes like this: "While bear hunting Mississippi and Louisiana in...

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Those who the city of Stillwater has charged for fire inspection fees could be in line for a refund.

The annual "Exploring College Options" program has been scheduled for interested Kansas City metro high school students and their parents. Monday, September 13 Overland Park Sheraton (6100 College Boulevard) 7:30pm to 9pm The evening's program features special presentations about five highly selective admission universities: Duke University Georgetown University Harvard University University of Pennsylvania Stanford University Admission representatives will highlight updates and news for each campus, discuss admission procedures for the 2010-2011 academic year, as well as...

The North Carolina State Board of Education is making a bold push to get all students college-ready. The Board will vote next month on a plan that will require most North Carolina students to take the ACT college entrance exam before graduation. Students in 8th and 10th grade will take the pre-test. All administrations will be paid for by the state. The board has two reasons for wanting to require the national tests. ACT scores will be used as a tool for measuring school effectiveness. Low performing students can be identified and prepared to take the ACT Compass. The ACT Compass is a test...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is launching the new benefits system entitled the 'Illinois Benefit Information System' (IBIS). It is an upgrade in technology with the goal of reducing cost and waste and streamlining the delivery of service and information. The IDES website details the changes made  (www.ides.state.il.us/news/ibis/default.asp). Claimants and employers should review the changes being made very carefully, because some are significant. Some of the detailed changes, as listed on the state's website, are below. For Claimants: The new system...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Encana Oil & Gas has contributed $100,000 to the Wyoming Land Trust. The Wyoming Land Trust was launched this winter. It's a statewide effort to conserve the state's characte...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Three cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Wyoming so far this year. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and in rare cases can be fatal. A Natrona County woman an...

CLARK, Wyo. — Trash, including dead livestock and meat processing waste, has been luring grizzly bears into a small landfill in northwest Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has trapped...