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Thursday, September 20, 2012

UPDATE: The in box. State Rep. Dan Biss’ forum on state pensions tonight. « Fred Klonsky

The in box. State Rep. Dan Biss’ forum on state pensions tonight. « Fred Klonsky:


The in box. Chest beating? I’m a regular Tarzan.


Fred,
Highest salaries, shortest school days, and shortest school year + ridiculously embarrassing graduation rates makes for some awfully entitled chest beating.
- Kevin
Kevin,
Chest beating? You bet.
When it comes to public schools and public school teachers, I’m a regular Tarzan. Ahooooo!


The Hipster Alderman claimed Karen Lewis was keeping teachers on strike against their will.

First Ward Alderman, aka The Hipster Alderman, Proco Joe Moreno claimed on his website that CTU President Karen Lewis was forcing the teachers to stay on strike while they looked at the settlement framework prior to the House of Delegate vote on Tuesday.
“Enough is enough, Proco said. “I urge the leadership to stop grandstanding and start letting our talented teachers do what the do best…teach.”
It hard for a Chicago alderman to wrap their heads around the idea of democracy. Taking time to read a contrac


The in box. State Rep. Dan Biss’ forum on state pensions tonight.

North suburban Democratic State Representative Dan Biss is holding a community forum on state pensions tonight.
Frankly, Biss is no friend of state employees on this matter. But he has invited Ralph Martire, Executive Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. Martire calls for revenue enhancement and restructuring pension debt as the means of resolving pension issues.
Biss has also invited Laurence Msall, President of the Civic Federation.  Msall and the Civic Committee think you can solve the $100 billion pension crisis by cutting benefits.
Tell Biss what you think.
Greetings!I wanted to send a quick email to remind you about our third 

Ten minute drawing. The hipster alderman, Poco Moreno.