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Go to college, but don’t go broke doing it

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:00:17 +0000

I saw in this morning’s Post-Dispatch that 25% of student borrowers can’t repay their debts. I understand why, but it’s preventable. Jim Gallagher’s column has some good advice. I’ll add some more, having recently spent a little time on my

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The LCMS won’t be able to work out its differences in the dark

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:30:15 +0000

I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard a journalism professor say, “Don’t ever do something you wouldn’t want to see on the front page of the New York Times.” It’s worse today. In the 1990s, the

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I do not agree with my church president’s forced apology over Newtown, Conn.

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:35:52 +0000

This morning, I read something in the St. Louis-Post Dispatch that disturbed me greatly. I didn’t say anything about it until I had a chance to confirm with my pastor that it is true. In the aftermath of the shooting

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Advice on avoiding college debt–at least for Missouri residents

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:26:51 +0000

The business section of the Post-Dispatch had a good article on avoiding college debt. It’s tricky, as even Mizzou costs $22,000 a year now. I’m pretty sure when I was a Tiger, it was more like $10,000 a year, though

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