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Big Ten Commissioner, Jim Delany
Big Ten commissionerOnly the Big Ten's fifth commissioner since its founding in 1896, James E. Delany enters his 22nd year in that role. He has led the Big Ten through significant periods of change and growth that have helped the conference maintain its preeminent position...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Special Olympics, History, Entertainment, Awards and Prizes
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, August 2005
Staff reporterAs the Gulf Coast--and New Orleans in particular--struggles to recover from the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Extension 720 gathered a panel of experts to discuss a variety of aspects of the tragedy, particularly the infrastructural and...Tags: Sociology, Disasters, History, Science and Technology, Chicago
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Extension 720 Program Guide June 2009
Staff reporterMONDAY, JUNE 1ST SOFT DESPOTISM, DEMOCRACY'S DRIFT Are you concerned about the United States drifting away from its core principles? Do you sense that many of western civilizations governments may be veering away from their classical liberal roots...Tags: Oldies (genre), History, Entertainment, John Jay, National Lampoon Incorporated
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Milt Program Guide Nov 08
Staff reporterPlease Note: The following shows will be broadcast on our Internet only channel, WGN 2- Monday, November 3rd Wednesday, November 12th Friday, November 14th Tuesday, November 18th Thursday, November 20th Wednesday, November 26th MONDAY,...Tags: Wheaton College, Leo Strauss, History, Science and Technology, Politics
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, February 2007
Staff reporterFormer assistant secretary of defense and chairman of the Defense Policy Board Richard Perle returns to Extension 720 to discuss the current state of American foreign policy. Topics covered in this discussion include the buildup to the Iraq war, the...Tags: Christianity, Leo Strauss, Literature, Arts and Culture, Science
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, March 2006
Staff reporterWe explore the roots and evolution of fascism with two experts: Stanley Payne, professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Peter Fritzsche, professor of history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (03/31/06)...Tags: History, George Stevens Jr., Chicago, Science and Technology, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, August 2006
Staff reporterWe remember Hurricane Katrina and analyze the recovery effort with Charles Dowding, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University and Angela Rozas, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune who was recently assigned to the Gulf...Tags: Disasters, Chicago Cubs, Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, NASCAR
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Summer Treatment for ADHD and Related Issues
June 14-July 30-- Camp STAR the Chicago area's only evidence-based therapeutic summer camp for children ages 6-12 with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and other behavioral, emotional and social difficulties, runs each day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m....Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions
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It’s so: Joe offers health perks
Change of SubjectIt may seem to you as though coffee is one of those good news/bad news products — that one month you’ll read a squib suggesting it causes some ghastly malady, and the next month you’ll read a gee-whiz article like...... -
Glastonbury Says Goodbye To 20 Retiring Teachers
The board of education and Superintendent Alan B. Bookman said goodbye to 20 retiring teachers on Monday. Here are Bookman's thoughts on each retiring teacher and what they meant to the district in his own words. Aileen Delano started her teaching career...
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Romney sets up education panel, names Phil Handy a co-chair
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney's campaign today announced appointment of a 19-member Education Policy Advisory Group that includes a number of folks from Harvard; President George W. Bush's education secretary, Rod Paige of Houst0o; and a host of other education thinkers.... -
Students Unite To Help A Third Grader Fight For His Life
WGNO NewsElementary school students in Luling are pulling their resources together to help one of their classmates fight for his life. Vanessa Bolano has the story. 8-year-old Alex Oxford is back at Mimosa Park Elementary in Luling after weeks of being absent....Tags: ADHD, Arts and Culture, Learning Disability, First American Bank, Culture
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