I injured my knee wrestling in college. I’ve lived with knee problems for 50 years. Until the last few years the knee didn’t inhibit my activities. I ran the Chicago marathon in 1980 and climbed Mt. Rainier a few years later. I jogged until 6 years ago when my doctor said it was time to Read the full article…
The state of Illinois is broke for all intents and purposes. Contractors are not being paid, and pensions are over $2 billion underfunded. As Santa Obama works the campaign trail passing out goodies for votes, like the new rules for student loans, the Super Committee he delegated the job of reducing the budget by a Read the full article…
Two pieces of news today. USA Today reports tuition’s up 8% at public colleges and more at two year colleges. Inflation was up 3.6%. In 2004 the tuition was 11% beyond the rate of inflation. A rise in federal student aid is blunting the impact for most families. Two thirds of undergraduates receive grant aid which Read the full article…
