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The True Citizen, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 — Page 5
Michael N. Searles
THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Why does it cost so much to
go to college? Reasons vary,
but a leading factor is less
state funding. There was a
time when the general public
saw college as a benefit to
the community. During those
times students paid as little as
$60 a semester to go to a four
year state college or university.
One of the major reasons
college costs have increased
so much is because govern
ment funding has decreased as
underlying costs have risen.
As state funding decreased,
the burden was shifted from
the government to students and
their families.
Inflation, the 2008 financial
crisis, higher enrollment, great
er student loan availability, and
the politicization of education
all played a role in both boost
ing the cost and undermining
support for higher education.
As long as college was both
seen as developing skills and
opened primarily to those with
higher income, it had public
support. As college students
began applying what they were
learning about social injustice
and challenging institutions
perpetuating those problems,
a number of Americans soured
on the educational fruits of
higher education.
A generational conflict de
veloped concerning the pur
pose of educa
tion and its role SEE
in society. Ac- SEARLES,
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John Tinker
RONDA KILLS ME - PART ONE
(This is the first of a two-part
He Said/She Said series.)
“You kill me,” I’ll often say
to Ronda. Whether it’s her
wit, her insight, her fashion
or decorating style, or the
stories she tells, I am end
lessly entertained. In the best
way, of course. I don’t know
anyone like my wife — and
God blessed me with her com
panionship.
But every now and again,
though quite rarely, she sur
prises me in the worst way.
Recently, something almost
quite literally caused me to
say not just, “You kill me” but
“You want to kill me.”
This is my side of the story.
Given the rather sedentary
life I lead (informed particu
larly by a job, as a writer,
which has me sitting for hours
on end), now and again, I have
given thought to my cardiac
condition. I have neglected
winding the old ticker, and
in the past, have had a minor
cardiac irregularity or two.
And recently, after one of
my brothers had quite a cardiac
scare of his own, I thought it
wise to undergo some tests to
see just how much
damage, if any, I
may’ve done due to
neglect. So, I was
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202 Peachtree Street
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