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Support Staff Local 217 scholarship helps Terra student get by Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:48AMFREMONT -- This spring Asia Downing, a health information technology major, became the first recipient of the Terra Support Staff Local 217 scholarship.
Many happy returns Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:01AMIn a few short weeks, whether you like it or not, your taxes are due.
Stephanomics Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:27AMNew economic thinking on reducing the deficit
Is Your Child's Backpack Too Heavy? Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:23AMFind out if your child's backpack is too heavy with this interactive calculator.
Reader views (256) Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:42AMBenefits are there as a safety net, not as a way to fund an "alternative" life style. No one has a absolute right to live of the State, especially when that individual has contributed absolutely nothing to society.
Print Edition Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:03PMFriday, February 26, 2010 3:30 PM CST Supporters of Hadley Bladow, daughter of Bryan Bladow and the late Wendy Kuehl, packed the Eagles Club in Wahpeton Thursday evening for her benefit. Attendees enjoyed a pasta dinner and could bid on auction items, buy baked goods and raffle tickets.
Get Buttoned Up: Avoid April 15 mad dash with this tax-prep schedule Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:24PMIn a few short weeks, whether you like it or not, your taxes are due. Don’t let it sneak up on you. There’s no reason tax time has to be a stressful flurry of last-minute preparations capped off with a sprint to the post office (or accountant). If you take a few little steps each week, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much easier it all comes together on April 15.
Definition of rich varies by income, place Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 2:02AMSharon Poczatek knows many people would call her rich. Others might say her high income constitutes a just reward for hard work.
Put together your own stimulus plan Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 5:38PMThe stimulus package is one year old, and if you're still looking for work, you can look for jobs funded by stimulus spending. To find the jobs, you'll have to follow the money.
Living in paradise is a blessing Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:08PMLiving in paradise can make it easy to overlook all of the good things around us. I've been in Kona since 1969 and can honestly say that I truly love it here and feel this is my home. I love every aspect of the Island of Hawaii and definitely do my best to be grateful for all of the beauty, great people and fun stuff to do.
Multi-touch displays support all ten fingers at once Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:45PMThe French company Stantum is demonstrating multi-touch displays that can react to as many as ten fingers simultaneously. The Android-ready "PMatrix" technology permits the use of gloves or styli, responding to varying levels of pressure, according to the company.
Editor of the Gold Report Decries Gold Scams, Says Market for Physical Gold Needs Transparency and Liquidity Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:05AMCLEARWATER, Fla.----As editor of the prestigious Gold Report, Tom O’Brien has had a front-row seat to Gold’s historic run over the last 18 months. Unfortunately, he has also witnessed unscrupulous businesses that have preyed on Americans desperate of extra cash by offering to buy their physical Gold in what O’Brien labels a scam.
Classroom Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 4:18AMMathletes win title
Higher Education: Staving off student debt Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 4:15AMSARATOGA SPRINGS — When he was a high school student looking at colleges, Salem resident Matt Saari thought a school with a good reputation would lead to a successful career. He graduated from St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in history and about $60,000 in debt. The student loan bills have all come due, but the good career he planned for has been more ...
Cashing a big, fat reality check Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 12:30PMThe Practical Money Skills for Life Program aims to prepare students for life after college. The program kicked-off on Feb. 2 with basic skills such as reading a check stub and job interviewing.
Diary of a Recession Baby: Brand-new mom, same old debt Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 11:25PMAfter the president delivered his State of the Union address detailing the state of the nation’s finances, I considered my own family’s finances. It turns out that my niggling credit-card debt is still alive and kicking, along with a few other financial behaviors that I thought I’d change for the new baby but haven’t.
Flickr photostream Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:08PMPenny pinchers beware – college is an expensive experience. The cost of a college education has risen considerably in the last decade. Tuition prices are growing at about twice the rate of inflation nationwide, according to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
Knowing 'net price' is now essential in college planning Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 5:13AM(ARA) - Planning for college is fraught with uncertainty about everything from which college and major to choose to how to much it will really cost.
From the archive: Macintosh launched by Apple Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 10:06PMOriginally published on 25 January 1984 Apple Computer, the firm that gave Silicon Valley its style, was converted to Madison Avenue values at a stroke yesterday for the simultaneous launch on both sides of the Atlantic of the computer that will fight its battle with IBM. With all the showbiz of a car launch, including the lights, dry ice, and a revolving stage, Macintosh ("the biggest advance ...
Student Loans: PLUS Student Loans Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 11:53AMWith the rising cost of education over the past few decades, reliance on traditional Stafford loans has often failed to cover even the majority of expenses. The PLUS (Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students) loan program was designed to close that gap.
Your spouse, your kids, your money-- let's talk Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 9:38AMHere are some essentials talks to have with your spouse, your kids, and your parents.
Fort Lewis College Students organize against budget cut Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 3:36PMFort Lewis College students gathered Wednesday to organize against a bill introduced in the Colorado Legislature that would eviscerate $1.8 million from the college's 2011-12 budget.
Student Loan Network Debuts New Private Student Loan Comparison Tool Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 7:00AMPrivate student loan comparison tool helps students obtain information on alternative college financing and make responsible borrowing decisions.
Billerica students vie for Adams scholarship Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 4:32PMWhile some school districts are struggling to stay above the state average for MCAS scores each year, Billerica continues to pass with flying colors.
dot.Maggie Tuesday, January 12, 2010 @ 3:33AMWhy a leading porn star hates the internet
Knowing 'net price' is now essential in college planning Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 6:23AM(ARA) - Planning for college is fraught with uncertainty about everything from which college and major to choose to how to much it will really cost.
Apollo Repaid Education Aid Late, Gave Lax Counseling (Update1) Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 9:41AMJan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Apollo Group Inc., owner of the largest for-profit university in the U.S., was late repaying federal financial aid money and should better inform students about the costs, requirements and details of its programs, according to a government report cited by the company.
Gov. Sanford Sends Letter to Rep. Jim Clyburn Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 3:09PMGovernor Mark Sanford writes a letter to Congressman Jim Clyburn on passage of the health care bill.
Sanford Sends Letter Regarding Health Care Vote Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 11:58AMColumbia, SC (WLTX) - Governor Sanford sent Representative James Clyburn and the S.C. Congressional Delegation a letter regarding this morning's health care legislation vote in Washington, D.C.
Budget can get finances back on track Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 5:36AMDear Dr. Don, How can I set up a budget that really works? I need to learn how to conquer depression, fears about outliving my money, not being able to help my children enough, fighting off panic attacks, trying to prevent others' demands from derailing my efforts, etc., etc., etc. Help!
The Story Of The Investing Autopsy Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 1:49PMHow dissecting your past investments can transform your future ones.
Philip Bowles sentenced to jail for tax fraud despite judge's doubts Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 5:37PMA judge has sentenced a businessman at the centre of a fraud case to 3½ years in jail despite admitting the existence of fresh evidence that casts doubt on the safety of his conviction.
Obama Touts Plan To Add Jobs Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 5:05PMPresident Barack Obama outlined new multibillion-dollar stimulus and jobs proposals Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to "spend our way out of this recession" until more Americans are back at work. Without giving a price tag, Obama proposed a package of new spending for highway, bridge and other infrastructure projects, deeper tax breaks for small businesses and tax incentives to ...
Think Ahead LLC and StudentAid.com Agree to Merge Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 7:00AMSACRAMENTO, Calif.----Student aid advisory and estimation specialist StudentAid.com and net price calculator provider Think Ahead, LLC, of Portland, Maine, today announced plans to merge.
Aid cushions blow of state tuition hikes Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 12:17AMThe average yearly tuition at Minnesota's public and private colleges has gone up 82 percent in the last decade. However, increases in financial aid have cushioned the blow of those tuition increases in Minnesota.
Obama Suggests Using Bailout Money For Jobs Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 11:08PMUnder heavy pressure to get Americans back to work, President Barack Obama on Monday suggested using a suddenly available pot of money left over from the government's bank bailout to help create more jobs. Obama, who will address the subject in a speech on Tuesday, has been struggling to trim the nation's painfully high unemployment rate, now at 10 percent, just below a quarter-century high.
Administration: Bailout Costs $200 Billion Less Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 8:13AMThe Obama administration will lose $200 billion less than expected from the federal bailout program and is looking at using part of the savings to fund new job creation efforts.
Give your medical aid a check-up Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 11:26PMThe map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Our lives change constantly and with them our medical needs.
Timing unkind to state energy plans Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 1:03AMIn the darkening recession, Gov. Deval Patrick and the Legislature have dialed back funding for education, social services and local aid. But energy efficiency and renewable energy development - promised as a salvation for economic growth - have been spared.
Hunger in Texoma Sunday, November 29, 2009 @ 7:51AMGrayson County communities now hold more hungry families than in recent memory and the prospect of helping them looks grim, said Capt. David Grigsbay, leader of the local Salvation Army.
Web site can aid in early retirement planning Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 7:22PMQ: My husband and I are looking forward to early retirement at age 55. We have been told that there is a Web site dedicated to early retirement strategies authored by a successful early retiree. So far, we have not had any luck coming up with it. Any ideas?
At 99, Bronx Woman Still Hears Life’s Joyful Noises Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 8:38AMSarah Gellert was becoming shut off from friends and family until UJA-Federation and the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged came to her aid.
Citi Offers New Tools to Help Consumers Manage Student Loan Repayment and Avoid Default Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 7:00AMSTAMFORD, Conn.----The Student Loan Corporation , a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., and a leading originator of student loans, has launched a comprehensive set of online repayment tools and calculators on its website, www.studentloan.com, to assist consumers in successfully managing and repaying their student loans.
ROCHELLE RILEY: Moms balance Michigan budget without cutting education Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 2:34AMTo understand the Michigan state budget, you must realize that "it" is actually dozens of budgets that present great opportunities for headache -- and change.
LinX FS offers income calculator to brokers Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 4:35AMThe new tool has been added to the LinX FS website to determine the increased revenue capability for brokers who join LinX FS and utilise its online consumer platform partner All My Plans.
School Assembly: Every Sparks fourth-grader to get calculator Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 7:30AMThe Sparks Centennial Sunrise Rotary Club Thursday will donate a handheld calculator to every fourth-grade student in Sparks. Sparks Fire Chief Andy Flock will distribute calculators at Alice Maxwell Elementary School in Sparks at 9 a.m.
Don't be a fool with your money Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 11:00PMWho hasn't made a financial mistake or two in their life? For some of us it was more than an occasional late fee or random urge to overspend that brought us to our financial knees.
West Side News & Notes Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 7:22AMDOWNTOWN AKRON — The Akron City Prosecutor’s Office announced last week it is reducing its hours for taking citizen complaints due to reductions in staff.
School Assembly: Every Sparks fourth-grader to get calculator Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 4:28AMThe Sparks Centennial Sunrise Rotary Club Thursday will donate a handheld calculator to every fourth-grade student in Sparks. Sparks Fire Chief Andy Flock will distribute calculators at Alice Maxwell Elementary School in Sparks at 9 a.m.
Life Settlement Financial's CEO Testifies before SEC Life Settlement Task Force Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 5:00PMPeter Mazonas, Life Settlement Financial CEO testified today before the SEC Life Settlement Task Force in support of the use of accounting standards to enforce consistency in the valuation of securitized pools of life settlements.