12.09.2008 10:00 pm

MINK Column: Stop lying to our kids about college

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

By R.J. Matson, Post-Dispatch

IT’S TIME WE STOPPED lying to our kids.

We tell them that they are our future. We encourage them to follow their dreams and work hard to achieve anything they want. We hammer into their heads that the key…

Tags: American Association of State Colleges and Universities, College Board, Consumers Union, costs, Education Week, Eric Mink, fees, Henry Paulson, Illinois, Joseph Mink, Missouri, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, private four-year universities, public four-year universities, Quality Counts, state governments, Student Lending Analytics, tuition, United States Students Association

06.12.2008 1:06 pm

Want to check a bag? That’ll be $15 extra.

By Alex Mayer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

United Airlines announced today that it would start charging passengers $15 for the first checked bag on all flights. This follows American Airlines’ decision three weeks ago, which made it the first U.S. carrier to implement the unprecedented fee.

Most U.S. carriers already have instituted…

Tags: airlines, American Airlines, fees, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

MINK Column: Stop lying to our kids about college

Want to check a bag? That’ll be $15 extra.

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