Counting the cost of student loans
Since the student loan scheme was introduced almost a generation ago, more than 894,000 New Zealanders – just over one-fifth of New Zealand’s population – have borrowed almost $ 14 billion. The money has enabled them to fund their tertiary studies – but how does having a student loan affect graduates in the real world of buying houses and cars, travelling overseas and raising families? Tertiary …
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City remembers Councilman Cuellar
“Knowledgeable,” “voice of reason” and “advocate” were among the ways friends and colleagues this week described Patterson City Councilman Eusebio “Sam” Cuellar Jr., who died Saturday, Jan. 8, following a heart attack.
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Financial Aid Grants Can Help with the Sticker Shocker of College Costs
Higher education plays a major role in the American dream, and for many families the opportunity to earn a college degree represents both an intellectual and economic achievement. In a down economy – with college subsidies stalled and costs rising – it may also mean a challenge.
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Woman evicted from federally subsidized apartment for using medical marijuana
At 25 years old, Shannon Sterner said she lives with pain.
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