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Higher education: location, location, location (part two)

Making Hancock a four-year school would change this community for the better

Read the first half of Ken Parker’s commentary from Jan. 29. Last week, I left you with the distressing news that higher education opportunities for local students may be very limited at best because of where they live. This alarming remark has already brought responses that have kept my phone ringing and email account full. […]

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Higher education: location, location, location!

Let’s make Allan Hancock College a four-year school

Recent news that Allan Hancock College competed unsuccessfully for a four-year viticulture degree speaks loudly of the undaunted future vision that Hancock President Dr. Kevin Walthers and his staff have for higher education in our valley. Hancock competed well in a field of heavyweight multi-campus schools. In the end, we can be proud of Hancock’s […]

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