Sink or swim summer for students in weak economy
AP poll finds college students anxious about finances and jobs as 5.7 million jobs lost since 2007. Students like Josh Donahue rely on food stamps while juggling multiple jobs and tight budgets. Parents fear for their children and rising family financial stress echoes across campuses.
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Medical notebook tips for organizing health records
Dear Heloise column notes practical ideas for managing medical information and supplies. A medical notebook helps track tests and results, while labeled cords and a household shopping list improve home efficiency. People share personal methods from New Jersey and Montana to keep records clear and accessible.
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Pillow Sham Help From Heloise and Dolores
Dolores Mei from The Villages Florida shares a tip to keep pillow shams upright by inserting long swimming tubes. Heloise adds that swimming noodles can be cut to fit any sham, improving stand and presentation.
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Dolores Mei
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Dear Heloise on tracking borrowed DVDs
A reader from San Antonio describes keeping a notebook in the DVD cabinet to record who borrows each movie. The system helps track previous borrowings and avoids lending duplicates.
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Deidre R
San Antonio
Baby population growth slows in early recession year
Washington report notes a 0.9 percent rise in births July 2007 to July 2008, down from 2.7 percent the prior year, with economists citing rising job cuts and foreclosures. Demographers say reasons await breakdowns, while teen births push totals upward and average couples may instinctively delay childbearing amid economic trouble.
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