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A Radio Man and His Presidents For more than 30 years, the White House occupant could not ignore Rush Limbaugh.
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Rush Limbaugh’s conservative radio talk show debuted on August 1, 1988, at the tail end of Ronald Reagan’s years in the White House. Limbaugh was little noticed initially and arrived too late to have much impact on the Reagan presidency. Still, the broadcaster and the president did have a post-presidential mutual admiration society. Limbaugh called Reagan on air “Ronaldus Magnus”: Ronald the Great. And by 1992, Reagan had already dubbed Limbaugh “the voice of conservatism.” Limbaugh would have a more tangible and direct impact on every subsequent presidency of his life, which ended yesterday at 70.
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Lowering student debt still on Biden s agenda
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Students are seen walking on campus as classes resume at University at Albany Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON A number of state universities and community colleges across the Capitol Region hope that the Biden administration will make colleges more affordable to lower-income students and minority groups as well as provide relief for those paying off student loans.
President Joe Biden campaigned on a plan that included making public universities and colleges free for students with families earning under $125,000 a year, doubling Pell grants for those with financial need and forgiving student debt. On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order extending the pause on federal student loan repayments due to the ongoing pandemic.
Feb. 16—A Clark State College professor has been awarded with a prestigious distinction for making a difference in the classroom. Scott Dawson, associate professor and coordinator of graphic design and new media, has been awarded the 2021 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), according to a release from the college. He will .