86°F
weather icon Clear

Couple shows refreshing responsibility in getting debt under control

I read your Friday article about the young couple who got out of debt by paying off their large student loans. It is encouraging to see that we still have young people who are responsible for their actions. Let’s praise them for doing the right thing.

I hear many people suggesting that the federal government forgive all existing student loans because many students are struggling to repay them. If we do that, what are we teaching our young people? That they can take out loans and don’t have to pay them back?

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
LETTER: Remember the Bush plan?

What if we had invested a small portion of Social Security in the markets?

LETTER: Awfully generous to LVCVA chief

Does anyone really deserve a bonus of more than a quarter million dollars when they already make a half million in salary and have an expense account that most of us in the real world could never even imagine?

LETTER: Putting party first

Democrats in Nevada congressional delegation fail the test.

LETTER: It was a good run for democracy

As I watched the GOP members of Congress cheer the passage of their bill that will strip millions of health care, deny food to children and shred the Constitution, I felt sick to my stomach.

LETTER: An appreciation for America

July 4 was a special celebration of the United States’ birthday. I don’t recall ever seeing such an outpouring of recognition of our country’s origins and greatness.

MORE STORIES