Senator Pell (D-RI) Dead
Senator Pell, who served as the U.S. senator from Rhode Island from 1961 to 1997, passed away on January 1st, 2009. He was one of the good guys. Read the Providence Journal’s article about Pell’s amazing life. (h/t Rhode Island’s Twelfth)
Just like we need a new New Deal, we also need a new Pell Grant. Pell Grants barely cover any college costs anymore. Usually during a recession, people tend to stay in college longer. Now with the cost of a college education becoming more and more unaffordable and loans hard to get, what will happen?
Wow… I didn’t realize he served in the Senate for 1,806 years. That’s got to be some sort of a record. I bet he learned a lot from the reign of Emperor Commodus (177-192). 😉
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