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IN THE BLACK Personal Finance articles
Following are some recent personal finance articles I have written. Reasons not to cut up your credit cards even if you are not charging Benefits of Cutting up credit cards How to spend $5 less a d...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 8:59 PM
LIVING UNITED Record breaking campaign - Thank you!
Big news from the United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area We are pleased to announce that we have surpassed our 2012 fundraising goal of $1,025,000. Under the volunteer leadership of ...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 3:27 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA Hong Kong: From Me to You
Okay. So after Macau last week, now it's time to jump over to the other side of the delta to see the other recently-handed-over, former Western colony in these parts: Hong Kong It's a place weve al...
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:47 AM
REAL MONEY FINANCIAL LITERACY SURVEY EXPOSES GAPS IN PERSONAL FINANCE SKILLS
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) today released the results of the 2012 Financi...
Posted on 4/10/12 at 8:24 AM
ON MY MIND No tax refund please
It's tax season. So tax is a hot topic ofconversation. Unlike most people, I don't like tax refund. Whilemost peopleare excited about gettingtheir tax refunds every year, as if they win a lottery or ...
Posted on 3/2/12 at 12:39 AM
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: New finance major offered at UMC 
University of Minnesota, Crookston is offering a new finance major to students both online and on campus.
By Herald Staff Report , June 10, 2013
Undocumented immigrants could get financial aid, in-state tuition
Minnesota senators approved a plan that supporters say would bring the dream of attending college closer to reality for students like Deisy Rivera.
By Danielle Killey , May 01, 2013
STACEY HEGGEN: Keeping busy because he cares
While attending UND, I remember hearing about “Tyrone for Student Body President.” Everywhere. Fast forward a few years, I was new in my position as executive director for the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals and had just moved back to Grand Forks, when I heard his name come up again, this time as a member of the Grand Forks City Council.
By Stacey Heggen , April 05, 2013
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How to strategize your savings
Make saving money automatic (or like a game) to meet your financial goals
By Sherri Richards , March 24, 2013
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PAUL KRUGMAN: Stop heeding pundits whose predictions go so wrong
Four years ago, as a newly elected president began his efforts to rescue the economy and strengthen the social safety net, conservative economic pundits — people who claimed to understand markets and know how to satisfy them — warned of imminent financial disaster. Stocks, they declared, would plunge, while interest rates would soar.
By Paul Krugman , March 10, 2013
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More drones, more jobs: GFAFB saw bigger economic impact in FY’12
The economic impact of Grand Forks Air Force Base increased in fiscal year 2012, thanks to its Global Hawk drones, base officials said.
By Brandi Jewett , March 01, 2013
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North Dakota Legislature: What to watch this week
The North Dakota Legislature will take a closer look at itself this week with a package of measures aimed at creating an ethics commission and retooling campaign finance tools.
By James MacPherson , February 10, 2013
UND kicks off financial wellness program for students
UND sophomore Daryl Thom hopes the new Financial Wellness Services program on campus will help her stay debt-free. Although she’d carefully planned for her education and carries no student debt, she still needs help to stay that way, she said.
By Jennifer Johnson , February 02, 2013
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Budget on the mind as lawmakers headed St. Paul
Minnesota’s 201 legislators are headed to the state Capitol for the noon Tuesday beginning of their 2013 session, with by far their most important task writing a two-year budget.
By Don Davis , January 06, 2013
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Minnesota budget grows from thousands to billions
A list showing the size of budgets over the years.
By Forum Communications , December 30, 2012
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Minnesotans watch to see if state budget increases
Minnesota’s taxpayer-supported budget rose from $638,623 in 1962-63 to $35 billion in the current two-year cycle, and now Minnesotans and a new crop of lawmakers are wondering what the state’s new budget number will be.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , December 30, 2012
Last ditch effort to avoid fiscal cliff under way
The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders took a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly prevent sweeping spending cuts as well.
By David Espo and Jim Kunhenn , December 28, 2012
PAUL KRUGMAN: Break rather than accept GOP extremists’ power
A few years back, there was a boom in poker television — shows in which you got to watch the betting and bluffing of expert card players. Since then, viewers seem to have lost interest.
But I have a suggestion: Instead of featuring poker experts, why not have a show featuring poker incompetents — people who fold when they have a strong hand or don’t know how to quit while they’re ahead?
By Paul Krugman , December 23, 2012
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Obama calls for smaller-scale budget deal with GOP
President Barack Obama has throttled back his ambitions for a sweeping budget bargain with Republicans. Instead, he's calling for a scaled-back measure sufficient to prevent the government from careening off the "fiscal cliff" in January by extending tax cuts for most taxpayers and forestalling a painful set of agency budget cuts.
By Andrew Taylor , December 22, 2012
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