Peer-to-peer loans seem risky lending option
As the cost of getting an education goes up with each passing year, it seems as though it’s getting harder for students to get loans unless their credit is in near perfect condition.
Some students are looking for new ways to pay for college other than borrowing from banks and government agencies.
Ban on smoking benefits state
Cookie-cutter political philosophy and party-line votes are the norm in Lansing. Doctrinaire legislators rule the day mostly because they lack the experience in statesmanship to see beyond simple ideological or partisan ideologies.
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