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My husband & I each have loans that when added together is $120,000. It's hard for us to save for our children's education when we won't be done paying off our loans until they're in college. I wish that my high school counselor (12 years ago) would have said "let's talk about how you can afford college with as little debt as possible" instead of "don't worry, you can just take out loans".

I am glad to hear that college are rethinking financial aid (there is hope for my children) but what about those of us who went to school when thoughts about financial aid were different & accrued way more student loan debt than manageable?

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If for some reason a person is unable to be a foster parent, how can we help as a concerned Oregonian?

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