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1 in 3 recent high school grads skipping college because it’s a “waste of money”

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SEATTLE WA ,  Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has published a recent survey report to evaluate the declining undergraduate enrollment. The study also highlights the key factors driving college admission decisions among high school graduates. Research experts surveyed 1,250 Americans aged 18 to 24.

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Outrage Grows Over Governors Lack of Interest in Fixing the States Broken Unemployment System

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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco expressed shock at Governor Phil Murphy’s suggestion at his press briefing that investing funds to fix the State’s broken unemployment system would be “throwing good money after bad. ”Sen. Tony Bucco expressed shock at Gov. Phil Murphy’s suggestion at his press briefing today that investing funds to fix the State’s broken unemployment system would be ‘throwing good money after bad.’

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Reader says Maple Turf Field is a Waste of Money

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Stop wasting my tax money on this shit. Do you realize in 12 years now we spent 2 1/2 million dollars on this field do you remember all the floods we have there do you know much paving we can do for a half million dollars. My street was just paved , the last time that was repaved was over 25 years ago. I would rather see my tax money going towards replacing curbs and sidewalks  then fake grass if anything you could use clean fill dirt and put down sod in with an a lot cheaper waste waste waste