When you own a home, you're building equity. And a lot of people use that equity as collateral to borrow money. Especially when you're borrowing for a big purchase.

The UAE Ministry of Education has announced that, starting next year, students who deliberately vandalise or destroy academic materials will have their educational certificates withheld. Roughly 744 public schools will be affected by the decision.

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The La Crescent-Hokah School Board of Education took its annual first step for setting the 2008-09 tax levy at its monthly meeting Sept. 17 by certifying the proposed levy. Usually a relatively mundane task when the board asks for the maximum amount allow