NewsUpdate Retorts: Affordable college

Continued from page 3 down the tree, carve the wood into a baseball bat and wear a batting glove made out of a kitchen mitt. transfer from a JC – on average – have a higher grade point average at the university than “native” students.

PRESIDENT BIDEN meets with Congressional leaders about the debt limit, which expires on June 1 (White House)

White House, GOP meet to head off national debt crisis

Can the White House and Congress come to an agreement that prevents a national default?

According to the Associated Press, there are some signs that a deal could be forthcoming.

President Joe Biden trimmed a planned overseas trip in order to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who named two negotiators.

At the heart of the discussion will be how much of a compromise either side will agree to in order to raise the debt limit before the June 1 deadline.

If a deal is not in place by then, the Treasury Department could begin defaulting on its debts for the first time.

Russia’s setbacks not fazing Putin?

The Russian military appears to be flailing in its efforts to reverse the tide of war in its favor in Ukraine, but battlefield setbacks don’t appear to be deterring President Vladimir Putin from abandoning what looks like a losing proposition.

According to The New York Times, the invaders have been pushed back on several fronts and elsewhere there’s a deadlock along a 600-mile frontier. But some observers site Russia’s history of stubborn warfare, citing precedents such as Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow in the 19th century, and the rollback of Nazi forces in the 20th century.

The absence of a democratic system, it’s said, keeps Putin from having to cope with domestic dissent or opposition.

Also in the News … Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is planning to send National Guard troops and as many as 1,100 law enforcement agents to the Texas-Mexico border to enforce immigration laws, according to United Press International.

Lakers lose opener in Denver vs. Nuggets

The Los Angeles Lakers opened their NBA Western Conference finals series with a 132-126 loss to the Nuggets in Denver on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Angels lost 7-3 to the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 5-1 to the Minnesota Twins, snapping a six game win streak.

Weather: Down, then up

Temperatures in the West Orange County area are predicted to fall and then rise in the next few days. The forecast for Wednesday is for an overnight high of 71 with an overnight low of 59. The skies should be mostly cloudy.

Thursday will see the thermometer dip to 69 (59) with partly cloudy skies. On Friday, the daytime high should rise to 72 (59) under mostly sunny skies.

That kid is most likely to start out at a community college. Admittedly, that’s probably not anything that will cause your principal to shake your hand like a pump handle. But that student – with the help of available aid and grants – will be able to complete two years of school with zero debt and transfer to schools like USC and UCLA, and have those letters on his piece of paper.

Additionally, he or she is more likely to finish a B.A. or B.S. degree after having adjusted to the pace of school at the community college. Here’s a shocker: students who

As for the prestige issue, don’t trip over that. A recent article in the Los Angeles Times mentioned a survey of major employers in which they were asked to rank the factors that would make someone a desirable employee.

They ranked attitude, mastery of relevant skills and work experience toward the top. Dead last was what university they were graduated from.

I’m not saying don’t go to whatever school you have your heart set on, just pointing out there is more than one road to that diploma, and some are a lot more reasonably priced than others.