October 4, 2012  --  (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

STATE                  

• Voters weigh proposal on trafficking (Sacramento Bee)
• Jerry Brown veto seeks closer ties between California healthcare law and federal act (Sacramento Bee)
• Jerry Brown signs laws to provide free online college textbooks (Sacramento Bee)
• New California law sets up framework for spending ‘cap and trade’ revenues (Sacramento Bee)
• California bans gay “conversion” therapy for minors (Reuters)

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• LMSV Board to Superintendent: Study “magnet” schools now (La Mesa Today)
• Council approves “River Bend” project in Allied Gardens (KPBS)
• Port Commission claims UT CEO threatened him;  CEO says not true (KPBS)
• San Diego Democrats regain lead in registered voters (UT San Diego)
• Criminal charge filed in Poway teen’s death (10 News)
• Camp makes some money for Lemon Grove (UT San Diego)
• Jeweler sues National City over gold-buying ban (UT San Diego)

Read more for excerpts and links to full stories.

By Nancy Clement & Dawn Clement

Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages with tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!

September 2, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) —Want to save money on your college textbooks?  Why buy when you can rent? Now you can rent textbooks from Bookrenter for a semester.

We've also got tips for saving money if you do need to buy your textbooks.

By Nancy Clement & Dawn Clement

Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages on tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!

August 28, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) —Want to save money on your college textbooks? Why buy when you can rent? Now you can rent textbooks from Bookrenter for a semester. Check their website to see if the book you are interested in is available--with 3 million titles, chances are good that it will be. They offer free shipping to your door and at the end of the semester, UPS comes and picks it up so you do not have the hassle of re-selling a textbook you no longer need.

By Nancy Clement & Dawn Clement

September 8, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)--Any college student will tell you that textbooks are expensive, and the cost is continuing to rise each year. According to the PIRG Higher Education Project (www.pirg.org/highered), college students spend an average of $900 on textbooks each year.

In today's economy, the cost of textbooks is a severe burden on students who are already struggling financially. It is estimated that 23% of students don't purchase required books due to the costs, which hampers the learning process and is not a good solution to the problem. Fortunately, there are other solutions to this problem.