I have wracked my mind and heart for what I ought to say today. I have asked myself what I wish I had known at my own graduation, and what important lessons I have learned in the 21 years that has expired between that day and this.

Fifty years ago (1958), I sought a college education and I went through the trials and distractions of my times. However, I didn’t have as hard a time coping with the distractions of a materialistic society that emphasizes immediate gratification over i

Audience members at a forum on economic development explored the state’s disconnection between higher education and industry Thursday at Danville Area Community College.

Though it'll be some time before Jordan Hill earns her doctoral degree in early childhood education and begins teaching at the college level, the recent high school graduate is showing she's got the skills to make that dream a reality.

Bob Reid is a positive influence in the careers of Roxana High School students. Reid is retiring after 36 years as a career and technical education teacher, formerly called vocational education, at the high school.