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Seniors grow old under debt
Norman Harvel is growing old under a mountain of debt.
At 60, Harvel faces medical and credit card bills topping $80,000. Yet Harvel is unable to work, having been injured at a job site more a decade ago. The former building maintenance worker now...Tags: Loans, Economy, Business and Finance, Dundalk, Credit and Debt, Retirement
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Extent Of Wrongful Convictions Alarming
The Hartford CourantThe first report of the new national registry of exonerations, issued last weekend, suggests the extent of wrongful convictions in the country is far greater than previously recognized and provides new insights about why such convictions occur...Tags: Prosecution, Chemicals, DNA, Biotechnology Industry, Northwestern University
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Dark clouds loom over higher ed
During more than four decades of public service, former governor and three-term U.S. Sen. Bob Graham served Florida, and most recently as co-chair of President Obama's BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission. Nowadays, citizen...Tags: Bob Graham, Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Regional Authority, Finance
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Unabomber can't make Harvard reunion, sends update
Reuters* Ted Kaczynski cites "prisoner" as occupation * Notes "eight life sentences" under awards By Ros Krasny BOSTON, May 24 (Reuters) - The 50th reunion for Harvard's University's undergraduate class of 1962 took a strange turn when Ted Kaczynski, the...Tags: Prisons, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Criminal Laws, Punishment, Laws
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Alanson honors top students
ALANSON — Alanson will honor its graduating high school seniors during the school’s commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the school’s gymnasium. In addition, two valedictorians and a salutatorian will be recognized....Tags: Graduation, Human Interest, Education, Colleges and Universities
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Did banks cross the line in Facebook research calls?
ReutersBy Andrew Longstreth NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - As regulators scrutinize Facebook's problem-plagued stock market debut, they may have to confront areas of securities law that do not always clearly spell out what industry analysts are allowed to tell...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Business Enterprises, Goldman Sachs, Crime, Law and Justice
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A Precious Touchstone In Your Life
WGN-TVThis isn't a baseball post. It's that time of year when you are inundated with posts about commencement speeches from around the country. Let me add to the pile. This is my personal favorite. It was delivered writer ("Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Return of...Tags: OWN (tv network), Lawrence Kasdan, College Sports, Basketball, Sports
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News brief for Monday, May 21
Robin Gibb, co-founder of Bee Gees who defined disco era, dies at 62 after long cancer battle LONDON (AP) — With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the...
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Official: University of Michigan hopes to set new 3,300-mpg record in SAE Challenge [w/video]
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc. The University of Michigan has had one of the preeminent solar car teams in the world for more than two decades, but a new group of students is looking to make its own mark in the world of green engineering. The school will be fielding... -
State universities: 'Rapidly declining'
Senior Editorial Writer Douglas C. Lyons recently sat down with former Florida Gov. Bob Graham for this Q &A.
Q. What's your take on the state of the state university system?
Rapidly declining. The university system today is operating at less than $4,...Tags: Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Students, Regional Authority, Florida Atlantic University
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Chicago auto restorer driven to establish provenance of rare French luxury car
David Cooper instructed the tall, elegant gentleman with a white beard to close his eyes and imagine he was behind the wheel of his mother's car in the 1940s.
Pretend it's raining, Cooper said. You need to turn on your wipers. What do you do? Arturo...Tags: Religion and Belief, Heart Attack, Austria, Services and Shopping, Car Engine Repair
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A lift or a drag?
Huma Gruaz picked a precarious time in her personal life to enroll in a Master of Business Administration program.
She had just moved to Chicago from the suburbs. She had to figure out how to navigate life after a divorce. And she had just started her...Tags: University of Chicago, Bradley University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Spanx, Inc.
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