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SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20060307_COLUMNIST_ Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in Kansas City, Missouri. (PHOTO BY SHANE KEYSER/STAFF)

College students lack health insurance

11:26 PM CST

To all of the numbers churned out in the debate over the nation’s health care system, add one more glaring statistic: 4 million. That’s the number of college students estimated by a recent study to be uninsured.

Kids & Money | Bring savvy, skill to part-time job

11:06 PM CST

I have long had a thing for a perfectly sacked grocery bag. Four corners neat and square, cans on the bottom, bread on top. Light as a feather.

Test prep could be helpful

10:41 PM CDT

More than 70 years ago, Stanley Kaplan started a tutoring service in the basement of his parents’ Brooklyn apartment. Despite huge hurdles and long odds, the Stanley H. Kaplan Co. over the years sold millions of students on the need to prepare for college entrance exams by signing up for a Kaplan class. Today, the business generates more than $2 billion in revenue, with more than 1 million students enrolled each year in its ever-expanding list of courses.

Suze Orman’s rules for financial success

11:01 PM CDT

Suze Orman is a stickler for rules. For more than 20 years, the financial adviser, author, talk show host and motivational speaker has been preaching about following a basic game plan to be financially successful.