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Pension reform must be tackled
Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democratic-controlled Legislature claimed a huge victory in a strong bipartisan support for AB340, pension reform. I do not believe a 48-8 vote in the state Assembly and a 38-1 vote in the state Senate, mostly along party lines,...Tags: Employees, Public Employees, Jerry Brown, Government, Executive Branch
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Life Out Here: 'Is It Just Me?'
Welcome to another edition of the Imperial Valley’s most popular reader-participation column, “Is It Just Me?” In this beloved semi-regular column, your faithful columnist wonders about current issues and non-issues and you, the readers,...
Tags: Road Running, Elections, Baseball, National Football League, Paul Ryan
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Schoolchildren's stomachs rumble; drama queens grumble
As nominations poured in for the stupendous Moutza of the Month award for September, President Barack Obama was avoiding meeting with world leaders because he had something more important to do: hang out on daytime TV with the ladies of "The View." "I...
Tags: Madonna, Karen Lewis, Regional Authority, Robin Ventura, Mitt Romney
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Strike lessons learned
What are the lessons learned from the Chicago Teachers Union strike and its battle with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and what does the future look like going forward? "This didn't have anything to do with the children; this was an adult fight," said the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Charlotte, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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End to Chicago teacher strike not assured
CHICAGO (AP) — Negotiators seeking an end to Chicago's teachers strike sound more hopeful than they have in weeks, announcing they have achieved a "framework" that could bring students back to the classroom by Monday. But the leader of the teachers...Tags: Academic Progress, Karen Lewis, Judges, Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace
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Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin judge has struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Walker's administration immediately vowed to appeal the...Tags: Public Employees, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Judges, Government
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Confusion in wake of Wisconsin union ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin school and government employee unions on Monday were considering whether to seek new contract talks after a state court threw out a controversial law that restricts public workers' collective bargaining rights. At...
Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Trials
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Teachers union to vote to end strike Sunday afternoon
Tribune reportersThousands of teachers from Chicago and beyond rallied at a Near West Side park Saturday as lawyers labored into the night at a Loop office to turn a framework for a new contract into finer points that can become a deal. Parents can expect to wait until...Tags: Academic Progress, Jesse Jackson, Near West Side, Patrick J. O'Connor, Barack Obama
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Daum: Naomi Wolf's vaginal sideshow
It's a strange time to be a woman. I say this not because state legislatures enacted no less than 95 restrictions on reproductive rights this year. I say it not because at the same time, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker repealed his state's equal pay law and...
Tags: Authors, Al Gore, Feminism, Feet
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Unconventional
A nation of predominantly couch-bound television watchers got some bad news tonight, as President Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination and delivered the following line: "America's not about what can be done for us, it's about what can be done by...Tags: David Axelrod, Jeb Bush, Dallas Cowboys, Julian Castro, Ted Nugent
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Wisconsin governor tweaks Quinn over credit downgrade
Clout StreetIllinois’ credit rating was downgrade by Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday, a move that came after Gov. Pat Quinn has been unable to persuade lawmakers to cut costs in the state’s debt-ridden public employee pension system. The agency...Tags: Regional Authority, Springfield, Ratings, Government, Executive Branch
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Gov. Walker gives pep talk to Md. GOP
TAMPA, Fla. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is something of a celebrity at the Republican National Convention this week, had a message today for the Maryland delegation: Take heart. Walker, who became a hero of the conservative movement after...
Tags: Regional Authority, Jim Doyle, U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama
Oct 2, 2012
|Story| Glendale News Press
Oct 3, 2012
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Sep 28, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 19, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 15, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Sep 15, 2012
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Sep 17, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Sep 15, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 13, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Sep 6, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 29, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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