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Letters to the Editor

Why Literacy Matters

I challenge EACH one of us to “Step Out on Nothing” and make a difference to: a child, a parent, an employee or co-worker, a client accessing the government or human service we provide, a family member, friend, neighbor, or fellow churchgoer. […]

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Community

LVOC Presents ‘The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read’: His Story

In 1961, he graduated college; by 1979, he had taught 17 years of high school English; in the early 1980s he made $50 million dollars in real-estate development – all this before he learned to read. Literacy advocate and author John Corcoran will be sharing his story at Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LOVC) 25th anniversary dinner on Wed., Sept. 30. […]

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Local Support Helps Bring ‘Teacher Who Couldn’t Read’ To Celebrate Literacy Volunteers’ 25th Anniversary

Shown is renowned author and national literacy advocate, John Corcoran, who will be the keynote speaker at Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LVOC) 25th Anniversary Celebration. The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Foundry, Oswego. For more information, contact the LVOC office at 342-8839 or visit www.lvoswego.org.  Corcoran graduated from college, was a high school teacher for seventeen years, and developed over $50 million in real estate, all while masking his inability to read. Corcoran is the author of “The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read” and “The Bridge to Literacy,” as well as the founder of the John Corcoran Foundation, whose goal is to raise awareness about the importance of literacy. […]