Saturday, May 13, 2006

SimpleTuition Raises $4.4 Million in Financing (Student Loan)


SimpleTuition Raises $4.4 Million in Financing
BOSTON----April 14, 2006--SimpleTuition, a new company that will simplify the college financial aid process, today announced the completion of a $4.4 million Series A financing led by Atlas Venture and IDG Ventures Boston.

Friday
Over the length of his term as chancellor of the University of Maine System, Joseph Westphal has earned a salary of more than $800,000, plus benefits. Now he is retiring.

Dear top tax bracket,
The other day I was reading the newspaper while I enjoyed my Top Ramen noodles, and I saw that you are retaining an average of $500,000 a year because of President Bushs investment tax cuts.

Look who's whipping out the credit card: high schoolers
Chelsea Paine isn't sure about the interest rate or the credit limit on her Visa. "Maybe $15,000? I could buy a car with this thing! " The Shorecrest High...

The case against Mike Ferguson
Linda Stender, the Democratic candidate for Congress in District 7, is fortunate in at least one respect: the case against her opponent Congressman Mike Ferguson, R-7th, is one that is easy to make. If politics were a trial, Ferguson would need to hire the best defense attorney in America to defend his record in Congress and would likely still lose.

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