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Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

Jul 24 2009

Educator’s program puts the character back in learning

Darin Earley remembers teaching in Los Angeles public schools, particularly the so-called high priority campuses, at a point when educators had the time to get to know students as well as counsel, mentor and even teach youngsters social skills.

But the advent of “testing” kicked that concept right out the door, and frustrated the veteran educator.

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Rent vs. own

Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

Jul 17 2009

New study cautions to rethink old strategy

A new study jointly released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research found that given the current state of the housing market, it may be more economical for people to rent rather than purchase a home.

That conclusion comes out of the study “Ownership, Rental Costs and the Prospect of Building Home Equity” authored by Hy Jin Rho, Daniel Pelletiere and Dean Baker.

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The golden touch

Shirley Hawkins

Jul 17 2009

Inventor of remote control also serves up tasty barbecue

Who could guess that a chef who serves up tasty barbecue in a strip mall could also be the genius who invented the programmable television controller (remote control) that revolutionized the television industry?

Not only that, but the affable inventor’s early efforts in the ‘70s also led to the precursor of the V-Chip, technology that is used in the television industry to block out violent and objectionable programs that could be seen by young children.

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Confusion

Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

Jul 3 2009

Credit score and financial facts

Depending on who you talk to and their knowledge level, you are going to get a different answer about some key credit data. In fact, after listening and reading, you might be downright confused. Here is a little clarification.

If someone told you a BEACON score is more important that a FICO score, do not listen.

According to Craig Watts, public affairs manager with FairIsaac International, the company considered the grand-daddy of credit scoring, a BEACON score is the same as a FICO score.

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