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Monday, July 28, 2008

Schools, students face higher debts, St. Petersburg Times

By Tom Marshall
July 21,2008

Students and families trying to pay for college are facing a complex financial puzzle that routinely requires a dizzying combination of grants, loans and money earmarked for retirement.

"It's crazy," said Trisha Brewton, a Tampa beautician who has been trying to find the money to send her daughter, Brialle, to Florida A&M University this fall.

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