George W. Bush. There will be no harshness in this editorial because he's actually done something slightly good for higher education. He signed the bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965. Lyndon Johnson created the act to give higher education a crutch to lean on by providing higher education institutions with more funding and instilling grant and low interest loan programs for the students. (0) comments
Over the weekend, we have all been getting acquainted with John McCain's surprise pick for vice president, Sarah Palin - in some cases, more acquainted than many of us would like. Nevertheless, I believe a few choice items do merit repeating. It is worth mentioning that little more than a year and a half ago, Palin was the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska - a tiny hamlet outside of Anchorage with a population of 5,000 people. (49) comments