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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Buoyed by a run of good news in the stock market, I recently decided to check the balance in my son's 529 college savings account for the first time in many months. To my dismay, the account was still down some 40% from a year ago, far below the amount my husband and I had originally invested. Given the extent of the losses, I couldn't help but wonder: would it make sense to just ditch this thing? (Read "Investing in a 529 College Savings Plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paying for College: What to Do with a Tanking 529 | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...will lead us out of recession. Private health care and Medicare benefits also increased substantially under President Bush. Incidentally, they are the reason that wages, which are only part of employee compensation, were supposedly stagnant under his administration. Productivity expanded, in part because Bush avoided dangerous policies like card-check, which President Obama, in the middle of a recession, now foolishly advocates. Finally, the administration’s efforts on climate change resulted in 2006 in the first decline in carbon emissions in a non-recession year since 1990, without draconian or punitive regulations that would weigh down business...

Author: By Colin J. Motley | Title: Deconstructing Deregulation | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...Worksheet (Gen Ed vs. Core)” is a downloadable PDF file that students can fill out based on prospective concentration possibilities, allowing them to see which program better suits their needs. The worksheet asks students to find courses that fulfill the requirements in each of the programs, check off completed requirements, and evaluate their findings...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Versus Core Remains Murky for 2012 | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...tried to sell the store a few years back,” he said, “But the guy messed up. I let him borrow money from me and he never paid me back. And he didn’t check IDs as he should, and the students complained about him. So I came back. I don’t trust other people with the store...

Author: By Laura C. Schaffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Louie’s: Where Everyone Knows Your Name | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

Paper Chase. Marriott will no longer automatically deliver USA Today or the Wall Street Journal to your door. But if you still want to savor the smell of newsprint, you can ask for the papers at check-in (or set your preferences online, if you're a Marriott rewards member). By doing away with the automatic paper delivery, the hotel expects to save on 18 million papers a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 9 Deals to Get You Face-to-Face with Nature | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

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