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Going back to school a nice option, sometimes a necessity

By Paul Wood
Sunday July 5, 2009

John Dixon

Cindy Johnson sits at her desk in the Detectives Division at the Champaign Police Department. Johnson takes online courses at Parkland College.

CHAMPAIGN – Twenty-two years into her job, Cindy Johnson says she's ready for a change.

An Army veteran, Johnson loves her job helping detectives with rap sheets and statistics at the Champaign Police Department.

A health scare, though, brought her a new career. Given a diagnosis of heart disease, Johnson, 56, changed her eating and exercise habits.

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