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Centennial Celebration

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

State Senator Van Wanggaard Weighs In On Gateway Protesters

In a written statement, he says he is disappointed by their disruption.

State Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) issued a statement on Tues., July 12, addressing the disruption of Gateway Technical College's centennial celebration by protesters there because of a scheduled appearance by Governor Scott Walker. In short, Wanggaard said he was disappointed that the protesters tried to take anything away from the day's focus of Gateway's 100 years of education and its place in history as the first technical college in the country. Here is the full statement: Today was a celebration of Racine being the birthplace of technical educational system the country. What a wonderful opportunity to remember our history and look towards our bright future.  I am extremely disappointed that the perpetual protestors intentionally …

Gateway Technical College Marks 100 Years of Local Education

Protesters jeer Governor Scott Walker.

Gateway Technical College marked its Centennial Celebration and the honor of being the country's first technical college with a day-long program on Tues., July 12. Speakers at the celebration Tuesday afternoon praised the thinking that made public technical education possible. Some of them urged protection for technical education spending. Launched in 1911, the Racine Continuation School was the first publicly funded school focusing on practical and technical skills such as drafting, cooking and machining. Today, Gateway’s Racine campus is part of a statewide, 16-school system that serves about 400,000 students. The school has about 26,000 students at campuses in Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties. The speeches and presentation of a …

T Van Parys

6:46 am on Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Big labor just doesn't understand that taxpayers can no longer afford an open checkbook. November's elections put people in office that are working to protect the taxpayers. It would be nice if some of the media would report on this viewpoint every once in a while.   more ›

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