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Students, families work harder to pay bills
Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents will set 2008-09 tuition rates, and it's all but fact that a tuition increase looms. Meanwhile, students and families are working harder and harder to pay the
- MELISSA LEE / Lincoln Journal Star
- Jun 7, 2008
- Jun 7, 2008
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MELISSA LEE / Lincoln Journal Star
Even when she was a grade-schooler baby-sitting for the neighbors, Laura Foley’s parents had strict rules when it came to her wages.
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