The most striking statistic in a Tuesday report by The Pilot's Bill Sizemore on graduation rates at Tidewater Community College is this: 22.4 percent of its students take remedial classes.

By BILL SIZEMORE By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot Brittany Dixon starts classes this month at Tidewater Community College with a clear goal in mind: In two years, she'll earn an associate degree that will launch her on the way to a career as a nurse anesthetist.

By Bill Sizemore, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Aug. 6--Brittany Dixon starts classes this month at Tidewater Community College with a clear goal in mind: In two years, she'll earn an associate degree that will launch her on the way to a career as a nurse anesthetist.

By STEVEN AIRD By STEVEN AIRD MOST LETTERS to the editor in response to Pilot staffer Bill Sizemore's article ("NSU professor loses job in dispute over grades," front page, May 4) have been gratifying.

By BILL SIZEMORE By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot Blackwater has dropped its controversial plans for a military and law enforcement training center in Southern California.