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VOL. 12 NO. 255
FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
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The dream of earning a college degree, long considered the ticket to rewarding a career and lucrative income, could, in this tight job market and amid continually increasing tuition costs, turn into a nightmare. That is because just about every one who goes to college pays for at least part of the cost with borrowed money. Nationwide, young adults have racked up a whopping $870 billion in student loan
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debt, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That’s more than the debt on auto loans ($730 billion), and credit cards ($693 billion). Concerns are growing – locally as well as nationally – that for some families the amount of money parents and/or their children are borrowing to pay for college has become excessive. “Yes, it’s frightening to be in that much debt,” said Paulette Loughlin, president of the Lakes Region Scholarship Founda-
tion, reacting to one applicant whose loans for four years of college are projected at $135,000. Still, Loughlin says parents deserve tremendous credit for encouraging their children to live up to their fullest potential and supporting them in their quest to do so. “(Young people) choose expensive schools because they will give them a better education and will give them a leg up on really good job or graduate school,” she said. see dEBT page 10
McCollum named next principal of Laconia High School after 5 years at LHS, Steve Beals resigns to take job at his hometown school By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — School Superintendent Bob Champlin announced yesterday that Steve Beals, principal of Laconia High School, has resigned to become principal at Alvirne High School in his hometown of Hudson and that he will be succeeded by Jim McCollum, the principal of Laconia Middle School, whose place will be taken by the principal of Elm Street School, Eric Johnson. Beals, a former student and teacher at Alvirne, described his new position as “definitely a homecoming,” adding that serving as principal of his alma mater was high on his “bucket list.” In addition, since he lives in Hudson, he said that his commute will be reduced from an hour and a see PriNCiPaLS page 8
Jim McCollum, at left, will succeed Steve Beals as principal of Laconia Middle School. Eric Johnson, at right, will take over as principal of Laconia Middle School. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)
St. Catherine Street residents wake up Tuesday to chicken surprise Family can’t figure out where half-dozen birds came from – but they’ve made themselves at home
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She said that she has spoken with her neighbors, but so far failed to track the owner of the stray chickens. “I hope that whoever they belong to will see the story in the paper and come fetch their chickens,” she said, adding that the owner or anyone with information about the chickens can call 731-6052.
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