... Well, FWIW, I have the organizer's very private cell number. Our daughters are good friends so I have need to contact him periodically. I might find an...
... That quote, by the way, is attributed to Steve Novick, the former candidate for Gordon Smith's seat - the one now held by Jeff Merkeley. I'm not as...
With all the talk about potential changes to PERS (either big or small or whatever), I decided to move up my retirement by one year... July 2010. There were...
... The Money Match is written into statute and would be considered a breach of contract to eliminate or to suspend. It is part of the PERS contract for Tier...
Let's see, one definition of "junto" is " a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue". I always thought it was "junta", but whatever. ...
I think the mantra on this forum is usually "if you can retire earlier, do retire earlier". That's what I did, and have no regrets. If the 6% employer match...
... 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hi Gary, I enjoy your postings, but I think it is a simple matter to make sure politics don't creep into our...
... ******************************* Hummmm! I think our mantra is something like "Get all the good information you can to make the best decision(s) for your...
... If I were to "infiltrate" this group, I wouldn't exactly be incognito nor would me presence there be any secret. I know about a third of the members well...
Claudia, Thanks for the reminder. It's so easy (for me) to slide into political commentary. For the record, I'm registered as a D but feel obligated to...
I agree with you about the Arlington Club. Also pretty creepy. Let me share one quick anecdote about the A.C. I was the director of a non-profit several...
... *************************** Gary, thanks for helping me better understand one of the posts in the OPB on-line discussion of PERS last week. The poster...
... @@@ One of the pieces missing in the discussion about the 6% pickup is any mention of why employers opted for this option. I was involved in the analysis...
... If you listened to the broadcast, Kiesling literally laughed when the history was brought up. It's as though it doesn't matter to him WHY the decision was...
... Most legislation that gets signed is done so under pressure. Legislators will ask the Kiesling types to go out and make it so I have to do it. There is a...
Would it even be legal to "end public employee collective bargaining"? While I have no doubt that Keisling would like to reduce the power that public employee...
... ************************ Such ideas are not new or original. Remember Kevin Manix's idea of just firing all state employees, then hiring them back the next...
... Well, to start with public employee collective bargaining is enacted in state statute as of 1971, I think. I was part of the group that worked to get CB...
... 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 I agree with these points, Marc. I, too, am especially concerned about what lies ahead for current (PERS members)...
... Thanks Paul: My memory ain't so bad afterall. I knew there was something significant about 1971 and the years following. I starting working for OUS (then...
... @@@ I actually checked this out before sending my previous note. The first two sources attributed the quote to Churchill so I stopped searching. I now...
... Thanks. I've used that quote so many times that I had its source committed to memory. Don't ask me the context in which Santayana used it because I don't...
... found this about that: Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no...
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