Another body was found floating in the river downtown. This sure is compassion in Possibility City. [C-J/AKN]
Do you think the folks in New Albany had an enjoyable Saturday with 19 fire departments responding to a fire at a recycling center? [FOX41]
The gays had a fun time in Lexington, apparently, and there was only one protest banner. [H-L]
It’s disgustingly hot outside and you should be going to a cooling station for relief if you don’t have air conditioning. [WAVE3]
Buried in debt, young people are finding their dreams elusive. Mitch McConnell, Ben Chandler and the rest of the Republicans want this to continue. [NPR]
Police have released new information about the three men charged with breaking into homes while the homeowners were attending funerals for their loved ones. [WHAS11]
Lookout, Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, because you’re about to get taken for a ride. The Cincinnati area’s Coalition to Build Our New Bridge Now is following strategies used by the Bridges Coalition to advance the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project in Louisville and Southern Indiana. [Business First]
Sorry, Toni Konz, this is the weakest Jefferson County Public Schools story we’ve ever read. We know you’ve got a lot more red meat so it’s time to use it. That is, if your bosses will allow you to actually write what you know. [C-J/AKN]
The important news today? According to WLKY, it’s a story about men who like “My Little Pony.” [WLKY]
Wait, “Occupy” is still a thing in Louisville? We thought everyone got mad and went home after Greg Fischer complained. [WFPL]
Here’s your proof that Mitch McConnell has NO plans for health care. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested on “Fox News Sunday” that helping uninsured Americans get health care coverage is not a priority in GOP plans to address the health care issue. [Politico]
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1 Novena // Jul 2, 2012 at 10:16 am
“How to Succeed in American Life”
Mitch: “Ben, do you feel bad about not helping young people get better loans for college? Should we in Congress really do something about that?”
Ben: “The what? Oh, college loans. Never had to think about it before. Never needed a student loan.”
Mitch: “Yeah, we both achieved the American dream. Look where we are now, and we did it on our own.”
2 G'town Reader // Jul 2, 2012 at 11:02 am
When I went to college, I worked my way through – first with a catering job, then with 3 yrs. as a part-time pharmacy cashier. I lived “at home.” No loans.
So, my highest tuition cost for a semester was a whopping $400. Even adjusted for inflation I doubt this expense would approach anywhere NEAR the staggering costs of this century’s tuition.
3 Novena // Jul 2, 2012 at 12:37 pm
“College Costs in the Good Old Days”
You’re right, G’town Reader. When you and I went to college, we (nor our colleagues) had to worry much about debt. That is certainly not the case today. Tuition is astronomical, the states are providing less funding to colleges, and the quality of higher education is on the steady decline–as is Amurka.
4 The Tim // Jul 2, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Like G’town, I worked my way through college, too. Worked retail at Target on the weekends and full-time in the summer, worked in the college library. I did have a loan, of a whopping $375. When I graduated, I went into the financial aid office and said I wanted to pay off my loan. They wanted me to sit down and watch a video about making payments, etc… I said you don’t understand: I want to pay it off. It really took them back. Apparently, not too many people did that at the time.
I’m proud of the fact that I worked my way through college.
5 Steve // Jul 2, 2012 at 4:21 pm
I don’t understand what is driving the cost of college up each year. Most have frozen wages for the people that work there. Buildings normally are paid for before being built. They all seem to have foundations with major savings. Students pay for lodging, books, meals and other expenses. Can anyone explain what is driving the cost up so much each year?
6 Novena // Jul 2, 2012 at 4:22 pm
“Congratulations, Tim–and I Mean It”
Tim, the problem today is that many college students DO work, yet cannot pay off their huge debts as you did so quickly years ago. Tuition is much steeper (over 40K annually at most “prestige” schools), there are fewer outright scholarships, state monies are drying up and thus costs are rising, and one is “lucky” if the debt is under 20K. (Obama paid his off in his early 40s.) Some young law grads (from top ten schools) are working for $10 per hour in non-legal jobs (with debts about 100K or more) and 2/3 of recent college grads are working for peanuts in areas unrelated to their major. It is a new, sad world for the young. And the Amurkin dream is dying for them.
7 Shawn // Jul 2, 2012 at 7:58 pm
I was fortunate, a scholarship my first year, worked full-time at an employer that didn’t pay great, but DID pay tuition, until I finished my undergrad degree. Got student loans to pay for law school, but graduated with a total of 12K in debt, which I paid off in just a few years, even though my first legal job didn’t pay that great. I look at tuition now and my head about explodes! But I’ll note that even while in law school, I saw folks borrowing money to live on for three years, and living better than I was. Can’t have too much sympathy there.
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