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Joyner Venture Helps Black Colleges with Online ProgramsFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:05PM*Tom Joyner, one of the country’s most-visible philanthropic supporters of historically black colleges and universities, has founded a company to help those institutions develop distance-education programs-with a particular focus on allowing them to compete against for-profit colleges in enrolling minority students.Mr. Joyner regularly highlights black colleges on his nationally syndicated radio ...

Tijuana is her StoryFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:00PMBy Katia Lopez-Hodoyan Mari Carmen Flores can barely contain her excitement. In fact she’s not even trying to. She started working on a story that highlights drug prevention among teens in Tijuana. We’ve barely met, but already she’s talking about how she’ll write the story and how she’ll make it original. In a matter of seconds, it’s as if she becomes a type of chef, describing all the ...

Kansas City Wizards Aim to Continue Playoff Push Against Philadelphia on SaturdayFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:14PMThe Kansas City Wizards and Philadelphia Union kick off week 23 of MLS action at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 4 at the newly opened PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Donation carries emotional connectionThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:19PMBy Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com John Hesson tears up at the memory of his wife, Renee. The Camarillo woman lost her longtime battle with cancer Dec. 28, leaving behind her husband of 43 years and their two grown sons. “You couldn’t ask for a better woman than she was,” the 75- year-old retired construction worker said, his voice breaking. read more

For Aging New Mexico Chimps, Retirement or Medical Research?Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:13PMA move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.