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Commenter: Diana MunkacsiOf the $460 I pay every month for the next 30 years, ONLY $50-$75 of that goes toward my principal! OVER $390 OF MY PAYMENTS GO TO INTEREST FIRST!!!!! I have not seen my principal go down! This is how people that don’t have money end up! The affluent’S children go to Ivy League schools, get Ivey League jobs and don’t have to worry about debt! The average American ends up paying for the rest of their lives and struggling! I will not push my kids to go to school because it is NOT WORTH IT! OBAMA, STOP BAILING OUT THE BANKS AND START HELPING OUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE DAY TO DAY!!! I went to school hoping to make a better life for myself. My family always told me how important it is for me to finish college. When I finished I owed $42k. I had some problems with a pregnancy and was not able to work. When I contacted Sallie Mae, my principal had jumped from $42k to $63k! I had defaulted and was charged over $20k in interest and penalties. I am now current and paying my loans at $460 per month until the year 2038! I cannot get a job as a mental health counselor, for which I have a degree and I took all the loans out for, because I cannot make enough to pay my student loans and and the rest of my bills. I am now an admin assistant! I could have had the job I have now without a degree and not have this huge debt hanging over my head for the rest of my life! DUPED AND PISSED OFF!

Gold #3 – Get out of the water and follow the ruined street all the way around to the left, where it forms a small tunnel beneath the collapsed overpass. The next gold item is half way down this tunnel, right beside a wrecked truck.

“That would sure make our cows uncomfortable when he went to breed one,” she pointed out. “In all fairness, the neighbors don’t object too much. He’s a pretty good bull.”

This event is 21 and over Fast Romantics are a Toronto-based band first formed in Calgary by Matthew Angus and Jeffrey Lewis. The son of a piano teacher, Angus drifted in the margins of the Calgary music scene before forming the band with Lewis in 2008. Following some early independent releases the band began work on their first LP, Afterlife Blues (2013), shortly after moving to Toronto, with producer Howard Redekopp (New Pornographers, Teagan & Sara). The album was in some sense a process of discovery for the band, as they grew into their sound, encompassing new influences as Angus began to refine his songwriting. The album’s first single, "Funeral Song," was an early culmination of this process, and rapidly garnered an audience via heavy radio play, propelling the band into a year of consistent touring highlighted by prominent slots at Virgin Fest, SXSW and CMJ. Despite this early success the band found themselves at a crossroads as they considered their next step, and Angus began to question the band’s direction. "There was a disconnect," says Angus, "we’d go out and make loud party music but that wasn’t what I was listening to when I got home, so there was a disparity and … (read more)

On and off stage, there is no dull moment for singer Madeline Jane. A blonde bombshell, she is known for her incredible stage presence and out of this world vocals. Her music is influenced by anything from nu-disco queen Jess Glynne to the acoustic soul of Emily King. Most recently, she featured on Discochic’s latest single, "Work It Out", which has amassed over 50,000 streams on Spotify and SoundCloud combined. Currently a student at NYU’s prestigious Clive Davis Institute of Music, Jack Schneider has been making music since he was three years old. Initially inspired by folk and roots music, Jack’s advanced musicianship abilities have led him to collaborate with artists of extraordinarily diverse genres. He has worked as a session guitarist in Atlanta, New York, and Nashville, collaborating on a range of studio albums, including projects for BMG Records and 300 Entertainment and with artists such as Demo Taped and Kyle Duke. Outside of the recording studio, Jack has played with iconic artists such as Five For Fighting, Vince Gill, Jason Isbell, and onstage at the Grand Ole Opry with bluegrass legend Mike Snider. Jack Schneider is not your typical twenty year old. And he’s just … (read more)

A bear peeks through the window of a second-floor deck in Clintonville, June 2018. (Photo submitted by Nancy Schley)

20 years ago when we still lived in Brighton, CO, I had invited several friends to have Thanksgiving at my house. (A tradition my insurance agent later said I could no longer afford). Each of my guests were gracious and had asked if they could bring anything. When Mac asked what he might contribute I suggested he bring the goats.

Sometimes the scam can be an inside job, enlisting the help of someone already inside the casino as an employee.

Who would have thought the Newcastle Knights, involved in their own bitter turf war with the Super League Mariners for the hearts and souls of Hunter league fans, would become the saviours of the sport with the grand fi nal labelled “the game that saved rugby league”. 

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The last car to leave the Koondooloo was a 15-year-old grey Rover 90 driven by Tony Earp, of Church St, Newcastle, who made the trip “just because it was the last”. 

“I want people to know that if your deck is old or you’re concerned, please have someone come check it out because you never know,” Bethany said. “I mean, there were no warning signs. There was no uneasy creaking. It was just there, and then it was gone.”