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November IO, 2010 îl|e ^înrtlanb (Observer Page.R New Prices S Martin Effective May 1,2010 Cleaning Service - — "gl ^OPSE, foRUS r (<A M P \T ^ fet^TEVE^ OOR nfvrWASHT s o rude T o uoOK A <5iPr HopSË •\H 'THP M û OTH ■" , F . otte. amöh T , ÇÎ r WŸ.C. ASK: \NHÄTS . W ir ? ,,/ Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Residential & Commercial Services Minimum Service CHG. $45.00 A sm all distance/travel ch arg e m ay be applied C A R PE T C LE A N IN G 2 Cleaning Areas or more $30.00 Each Area Pre-Spray Traffic Areas (Includes: 1 sm all H allw ay) 1 Cleaning Area (only) $40.00 Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area (Hallway Extra) Stairs (12-16 stairs - With Other Services): $25.00 Obama Investing in Our Future Financial aid opens doors to more students th a t’s $10 billion m ore than w as the n um ber o f institutional grants - issued the previous year. T his new s aw arded by u niversities to students m akes it clear the federal g o v ern for a variety o f reasons, not only m ent is m indful o f the rising costs o f financial, - surpassed those aw arded a college education by the governm ent. Last year, h o w and w illing to invest ever, m ore g o v ern m en t grants w ere by J udge G reg M athis to provide an o p p o r issu ed . In a s ig n ific a n t sign o f tu n ity fo r a n y o n e A d d itio n a lly , the am o u n t a v a il progress on the h ig h er ed u ca w illing to put in the a b le to in d iv id u a l stu d e n ts and tion front, financial aid has w ork to obtain a d e fa m ilie s h as in c re a se d . T h e g o v increased dram atically since gree. e rn m e n t p ro v id e d , on a v e ra g e , th e O b a m a a d m in is tra tio n P ell G ra n ts are a b o u t $ 3 ,6 0 0 in g ra n ts fo r low - took office. f e d e r a l ly f u n d e d in c o m e s t u d e n t s a n d a llo w s In the past year, students re grants aw arded to those w ho d e m m id d le class fa m ilie s to c laim e d u ceived $28 billion in Pell G rants; onstrate a financial need. In the past, c a tio n tax c re d its. In th e la st y e ar, p ———————————————————— h o w ev er, aro u n d $ 3 ,4 0 0 in federal g ra n ts w ere a w a rd e d to stu d e n ts at tw o -y e a r c o lle g e s , $ 6 ,1 0 0 to th o se at p u b lic fo u r-y e a r sc h o o ls Fill O ut & Send To: an d $ 1 6 ,0 0 0 to th o se a tte n d in g p riv a te fo u r-y e a r in s titu tio n s . ■ J ln d la n ii (O b s e rv e r T his increased funding, w hich students d o n ’t have to pay back, Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 opens up hig h er ed ucation to m ore $60.00 for 6 months *$110.00 for 1 year • $200.00 for 2 years students than ev er before, despite (please include check with this subscription form) increasing tuition costs. A ccording to the C ollege B oard, ame the average in-state student at a pu b lic fo u r-y ea r u n iv ersity pays elephone o v er $16,0 0 0 a y e ar in tuition and ddress room and board. A fter the grant m oney is applied, the balance can be paid through fam ily c o n trib u o r e m a il su b sc r ip tio n s@ p o r tla n d o b se r v e r .c o m tions, w ork study pro g ram s o r stu ‘s n h c r r ih A l 503-288-0033 J U U d tllU C ^ N T A : _______________________________ : ___________________________ : _____________________________ dent loans. A financially savvy student could opt to live at hom e w hile attending college, elim inating fees fo r room and board. T his w ould low er their co sts significantly and, in m any cases, result in no out o f p ocket expenses. W ith the eco n o m y fo rc ing m any o f those in the m iddle class into uncertain financial c o n d i tions, this increase in co lleg e fu n d ing could not have co m e at a b etter time. M any critics co m p lain this e l evated education spending, in c o n ju n c tio n w ith o th er in v estm en ts, created a national budget d eficit that w ill negatively im pact future generations. N othing co u ld be fu r ther from the truth. As m ore and m ore A m ericans receive college d egrees, this c o u n try w ill be able to on ce again c o m pete in the global m arketplace. B usi ness sectors w ill grow as the pool o f qualified, ed u cated w orkers grow s. T he O b am a ad m in istratio n has w isely chosen to in v est in e d u c a tion and, by do in g so, it is investing in A m e ric a ’s future. Greg Mathis is a form er M ichi gan District Court judge and is currently syn d ica ted television show judge. 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