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Trump pushes to end PSLF program

February 19, 2020

Among 45 million Americans, the student debt crisis is currently at $1.6 trillion.  Let me say it again in a different way: 45 million Americans collectively...

A question of student debt

A question of student debt

March 30, 2017

Students use student loans to fund their Spring Break Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer With Spring Break trips in the rear-view mirror, many students...

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Alison Lundergan Grimes speaks to a crowd of supporters in Paducah, Ky., last week.

Grimes speaks on student loans

October 31, 2014

Student loan debt is an issue Alison Lundergan Grimes plans to face head on if she is voted as the new U.S Senator for Kentucky in next week’s election. Murray...

Letter to the Editor 10-31-14

Letter to the Editor 10-31-14

October 31, 2014

I am writing in response to your “Debt Distress” article recently published.  It is my hope to provide additional information to help students keep...

Zac Garrison
Senior from
 Franklin, Ky.

Garrison: Why we will always finish last

October 24, 2014

“We feed from the scraps that befall the grace of ‘Great Men’s Jowls.” I first heard this line from its original author and future novelist...

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A student reads brochures on how to take out loans, the different loans available, receiving scholarships and grants and how to pay for college.

DEBT DISTRESS

October 10, 2014

(WITH VIDEO) – The college experience is arguably some of the best years of a person’s life, filled with friends, parties, networking and learning. But...

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