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Commentary: The costs and benefits of kids in college

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Peter Smith and three of his children: Joe, on the left, Jack in front, and Emily on the right.
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This week, many Minnesota students will head back to school.

Peter Smith and his wife will see two of their kids off to college. Their son will be a freshman at Hamline University in St. Paul this fall, and their daughter will be a junior at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities.

Peter says they expect some big changes when the children leave their Hopkins home.

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Peter Smith
Peter Smith and three of his children: Joe, on the left, Jack in front, and Emily on the right.
Photo courtesy of Peter Smith