Don't Tie College Savings to Potential Aid 
Whenever parents ask how to save for a child's college education, I respond by recommending they consider investing in a 529 college savings plan.
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State to shut troubled girls facility 
UMATILLA -- The state plans to shut down one of Central Florida's two high-security homes for teenage girls, following reports of mistreatment and neglect at Umatilla Academy for Girls.
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Requirements creep higher in health fields 
The dietetics profession is grappling with a menu of tough choices: Should educational standards be upped to a master's degree Would this produce a...
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Boomers at 60 Envision Long Careers and Redefine Retirement, but Can They Afford It  
OAKLAND, Calif.----Aug. 15, 2006--Every day in 2006 another 8,000 Baby Boomers turn 60, and the affluent among them are optimistic about themselves and their futures. Yet, the aging "me-generation" may not be matching their financial plans to their vision of an active, generous retirement, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by Bell Investment Advisors, a wealth management firm in
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New York School Districts Select Linux Desktops From Novell to Improve Student Access to Technology 
SAN FRANCISCO, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Students in upstate New York have moved one step closer to having a computer at every desk thanks to a pilot program using Linux desktops from Novell on Intel-based computers.
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Aaron evades speculation 
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Like all members of the baseball Hall of Fame, Hank Aaron is protective of the select group of players who have been enshrined in game's hallowed halls in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Salvation Army looks to help with native language first 
ELGIN Isabel Trinidad's ambition was to learn to read her Bible. But, because the 55-year-old woman had never attended school in her life, it seemed impossible to her.
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