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• Area roundup: Wynne paces Sasquatch win

  January 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Preston Wynne scored 20 points, added five rebounds and led all players with four steals as the Community Colleges of Spokane men’s basketball team defeated Walla Walla 84-74 in an …

• IEL course helps transitions

  November 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 The Community Colleges of Spokane’s Institute for Extended Learning has a new program for men and women who have lost jobs, are recently divorced or widowed or face other personal …

• NIC, CCS play in volleyball tournaments

  November 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 The North Idaho College and Community Colleges of Spokane volleyball teams have already secured titles. Now they’re going after grander prizes. Fifth-ranked NIC, co-champions of the Scenic West Athletic Conference, …

• Roller wins for CCS; women also triumph

  March 29, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 Freshman Andrew Roller (Coeur d’Alene) collected a victory in his first collegiate golf competition with a 1-over-par 145 to lead a 1-2 finish for Community Colleges of Spokane, but the …

• CCS men, women fall in semifinals

  March 8, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 KENNEWICK – The Community Colleges of Spokane men and women will be playing for third place instead of championships today at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community College basketball tournaments …

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  Teacher at Crosswalk Teen Shelter helps struggling students

  February 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Teacher Ken Jernberg is unflappable among the chaos at Crosswalk, a Spokane teen homeless shelter. One day last week, a few unfocused teens flitted around the 3

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  Running Start hits record enrollment

  February 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 As the price of higher education continues to rise, more Washington high school juniors and seniors are taking advantage of a state program to earn college credits cheaply while finishing … 6

• NIC wins despite CCS’ 19 3-pointers

  November 19, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 North Idaho College men’s basketball coach Jared Phay had never seen a stat sheet like it. Neither had Community Colleges of Spokane counterpart Clint Hull. NIC was outscored 57-3 from …

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  Blanchette: Wynne, 24, realizes his dreams at CC Spokane

  November 18, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Some days, Preston Wynne is up and on the road by 5:30 a.m. and may get home barely in time to tuck in his two children at bedtime. He is … 1

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  College class sizes grow, programs suffer as cuts deepen

  November 9, 2010 in City on Page A1 Enrollment is up at community colleges throughout the nation, and the White House considers the two-year institutions a key to America’s economic recovery. But even as more students are seeking … 68

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  Blanchette: CCS Hall of Famer has lived what he writes

  November 9, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 God, how I hated the moment, my life, and the blind ambition that had carried me here. Then, drenched and shivering, with my knees bent and legs braced wide against … 2

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  Community Colleges chancellor brings rural perspective

  October 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 Last week, President Barack Obama called community college teachers “the unsung heroes of American education,” training students for 21st century jobs. Christine Johnson, the new chancellor of Community Colleges of … 2

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  Retiring chancellor has advice for kids, community

  July 26, 2010 in City on Page A5 Gary Livingston, 62, retires next month after eight years as chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane. He also was superintendent of Spokane Public Schools from 1993 to 2001. On … 1

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  Clowe captures hammer for CCS

  May 25, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 There was a time when Tyree Clowe regarded school as the old ball and chain – if he regarded it at all. Now it’s the ball and chain spinning him … 1

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  Board finds ‘right person’ to lead CCS

  May 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 The newly named chancellor for Community Colleges of Spokane brings decades of experience and glowing references – as well as a dismissal from a Colorado college amid allegations that funds … 8

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  Johnson becomes community colleges chancellor

  May 18, 2010 in City Christine Johnson has been named as the new chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane. Johnson, currently the special assistant to the provost at the University of Colorado, Denver, will take …

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  Retiring college leaders share the wisdom of their years

    April 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Bill Robinson, president of Whitworth University, and Gary Livingston, chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane, will hand out college diplomas for the last time this graduation season. Both feel … 2

• About Gary Livingston

  April 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane since 2002. Received his associate’s degree from Dodge City Community College in Kansas, his bachelor’s degree in special education/psychology from Emporia State University in …

• About Bill Robinson

  April 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 President of Whitworth University since 1993. Highlight: “When the regional accrediting association issued its report (last year), they said we have a culture on campus characterized by grace and truth,” …

• They said it

  April 18, 2010 in City on Page A6 Community leaders agree that the people who take over for Bill Robinson and Gary Livingston will have huge shoes to fill, because the men left their strong footprints throughout the …

• Biographies of finalists for CCS chancellor

  April 12, 2010 in City The background summaries that follow have been written from information provided by each candidate in his or her application packet. 1

• 5 chancellor finalists for Community Colleges of Spokane

  April 12, 2010 in City Five finalists have been named as candidates for chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane, including the current chief financial officer. 1

• College crowd keeps growing

  October 30, 2009 in City on Page A9 Community colleges’ enrollment traditionally increases with unemployment rates. A record high of about 11.5 million Americans ages 18 to 24, or nearly 40 percent, attended college in October 2008, according …

• Editorial: Visionaries helped shape University District

  October 8, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 The Rev. Robert Spitzer’s retirement as president of Gonzaga University over the summer turns out to have been the beginning of a trend. Whitworth University President Bill Robinson and Community …

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  Chancellor to retire from CCS

    October 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 Gary Livingston, a longtime fixture in local education, will step down as the chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane after this academic year. Livingston, 62, said he intends to … 1

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  Livingston to step down at CCS

  October 5, 2009 in News Head of community college system and former superintendent of Spokane Public Schools credited for raising system’s profile here and in Olympia

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  Two-year colleges’ enrollment climbs

  July 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 Enrollment numbers for Inland Northwest community colleges are up as much as 22 percent this summer over a year ago, and numbers for fall are projected to jump up as … 1

• Sasquatch leave big imprint

  May 16, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 It’s been a memorable season already for the Community Colleges of Spokane men’s and women’s golf teams. Both have one piece of unfinished business left to make a lasting mark …

• Former CCS coaches selected for hall

  March 29, 2009 in Sports on Page C3 Three former coaches at Community Colleges of Spokane will be inducted into the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Hall of Fame in Pasco on May 28 at 5:30 p.m. …

• CCS takes over East lead

  January 29, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 Griffon Jones hit 9 of 12 field goals on the way to 23 points Wednesday as the Community Colleges of Spokane Sasquatch (13-4, 5-1) took over first place in the …