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Article: Federal Watchdog Issues Scathing Report on Ed Department’s Handling of Student Loans
Student loans are once again in the news, and I believe we are going to see more and more articles like this coming in the next few months. You can read this article by clicking here: https://www.npr.org/694477547
Article: A GOP Proposal Would Snatch Your Student Loan Payment Right From Your Paycheck
I read this article today and it is just more evidence that the student loan crisis in this country is a huge problem. This is why my book Disorder focuses so heavily on it because this is a real problem in our society. You can read more about this proposal here:...
Article: Heavy Student Loan Debt Forces Many Millennials to Delay Buying Homes
I came across this story in the news today that reinforces my reasoning behind using the student loan crisis in this country as a motivating factor for criminal behavior in my novel,...
Article: An alarming percentage of divorcees say student loans ended their marriage
As part of my reading today, this headline caught my eye and reinforced my feelings on student loan debt being a detriment to our country. I found this on MSN.com but it appeared on Business Insider as well. Per the article, "According to a new report by Student Loan...
January 10-11, 2018
January 10th 2018 I had told Adam that I would come by his place at 10;00 am but I had a fitful night and finally sleeping for a few hours, tossing and turning for a few, going back to sleep for an hour here and there. Around 8:00 I fell asleep again and awakened at...
January 8-9, 2018
I awaken early and begin to get back into the trial I will have in March in Boulder. I answer some emails from co counsel and from my client. Then, I begin to go over my opening statement. I have a strange problem. I have too much to say. I have too many good points....
Sri Lanka – January 7, 2018
I fall asleep almost immediately as the flight takes off. 9½ hours. I am not sure when I am awakened to “dinner” of chicken with rice, chick peas with a flan like pudding in a small square dish for desert. I am asleep within a couple minutes after the tray is taken...
Sri Lanka – January 6, 2018
We awaken a little late and go down for breakfast. I notice Adam eats very little. Back in the room I take everything off of my bed and use it as a large table to sort out what will go in my large bag and what will come with me on the plane in my backpack. It is a...
Sri Lanka – January 5, 2018
Adam must have come in very late. I awaken him at 6:00 as he asked. He doesn’t get up and decides instead to go back to sleep. It’s his last day at the hospital. I get up at 7:30 and go downstairs for breakfast. I can’t find my cheap local phone. When I come back up...
Sri Lanka – January 4, 2018
Champika is due to pick me up at 8:00. At 7:00am I do my stomach crunches, take a shower, pack my large bag. Since I am on the third floor I might as well bring something with me so take it with me to breakfast and leave it near the office. There is no threat that...
Sri Lanka – January 3, 2018
Champika is due to pick me up at 8:00. At 7:00am I do my stomach crunches, take a shower, pack my large bag. Since I am on the third floor I might as well bring something with me so take it with me to breakfast and leave it near the office. There is no threat that...
Sri Lanka – January 2, 2018
Aside: Here are some random things I have learned about Sri Lanka and it’s history that I have noted in my phone and failed to include in my log. My guide in Yala was Nissanka I badly misspelled it in the log earlier just went back and fixed it. Champika reports that...