With EKG technician training you will get a solid job

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

With an EKG technician training there are many opportunities out there once you have the certification. ECG stands for electrocardiogram, a test in which the technician needs to collect the patient data that will be used by physicians for analysis. It also includes ultrasound. It's really an interesting job because ...

Tax break for students sought in Calif. bill

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

As tuition steadily climbs at California's public universities, low-income students turn to financial aid for help and high-income students to the family bank account. But middle-class students, who do not qualify for financial aid, often have nowhere to turn and simply don't enroll. A state lawmaker is hoping that a ...

Jumpstart your career search in 2012 with the help of the RCPL

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

COLUMBIA — With the new year comes new hope that unemployment will continue its decline, and the economy will continue to improve in the Palmetto State.  The Richland County Public Library, in an effort to help the issue locally offers the Job Center, a free service offering advice on resume building, interviewing, and ...

Envirothon seeks Michigan high school students

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

SAULT STE. MARIE -- The 2012 Michigan Envirothon is looking for high school students to participate in the outdoor environmental competition.The deadline to register for the event is February 8.  Regional competitions are held in March, with the state competition scheduled May 9 through May 11 at Lake Superior State ...

USF commencement clogging traffic around downtown Tampa

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Traffic around downtown Tampa is a snarling mess this morning. Thousands of extra cars carrying about 10,000 people are aimed at the Forum to attend the first of three University of South Florida commencement ceremonies.School officials had predicted that the 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ceremonies would cause extra congestion ...

More pay issues at Calif. state universities

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Fearing violence, California State University trustees will cancel next week's vote on salaries for campus presidents, they said Wednesday - the same day a state senator criticized the University of California regents for handing out state-funded raises of up to 22 percent to some of UC's best-paid executives. "Time and ...