Curt Eysink is an unpopular man. Less than three months after assuming his post as executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, he told a panel charged with overhauling the state's higher education system: "We're producing a workforce that we cannot employ in Louisiana." The apparent problem? Too many four-year college grads and not enough low-skill and vocational trade workers. …
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Election 2008: Looking Back, Moving Forward
The ballots are still being tallied but the electorate has spoken: Barack Obama will become the 44th U.S. President January 20, 2009. As the GOP licks its wounds, what will they point to in hindsight to indicate why they lost the November 2008 presidential election? Sen. John McCain is a decorated war veteran, experienced leader …
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