Pension reform stalls as New Mexico faces growing retirement gaps
New Mexico faces solvency gaps of 5.9 billion for ERB and 6.2 billion for PERA as lawmakers consider 2011 created committees and proposed plans. The ERB seeks higher state contributions and a 55 retirement age with deferred benefits for new workers, while PERA contemplates benefit cuts and raised contributions. Union concerns and political battles loom, with Gov. Martinez urging compromise.
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New Mexico
Educational Retirement Board
Public Employee Retirement Association
Munoz
ERB
PERA
Stuart Ingle
R-Portales
Senate Education Committee
Ingle
Legislative Committee
Mae
Susana Martinez
Muzioz
Mufiot
New Mexico News Services
Editorial: Fiscal cliff and debt limits critique
The Colorado Springs Gazette presents a guest editorial arguing that repeated debt limit increases and sequestration threaten local economies, warning that politicians borrow and spend beyond means. It contrasts past rhetoric with calls to curb entitlement growth and enforce responsible budgeting for future generations.
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Barack Obama
Washington
Clinton
Obama
Congress
Sen
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
America
U.S
George W. Bush
Colorado Springs
Correction letter clarifies who was thanked
In a Sunday letter to the editor titled Mural appreciated, Curt Tarter clarifies his gratitude was directed to Kevin Bell, not Keith Bell.
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Mural
Curt Tarter
Kevin Bell
Keith Bell
Republican Worries As DeMint Resigns For Heritage Foundation
Senate conservative Jim DeMint plans to resign at year end to head the Heritage Foundation. He earns 174000 as a senator and is expected to receive a seven figure salary at Heritage. The piece contrasts DeMint and Armey windfalls with Dole’s wartime recovery and long ascent in GOP leadership.
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Jim DeMint
South Carolina
Center For Public Integrity
Senate
The
Heritage Foundation
DeMint
DeMint News
Mother Jones Magazine
Republican House
Dick Armey
Texas
FreedomWorks
Armey
Hawaii
Republican Party
Bob Dole
GOP
Do Vitamins C and Milk Really Help With a Cold
Dear Doctor K explains that vitamin C does not reliably shorten colds or lessen symptoms, with weak evidence for prevention in some individuals. It also debunks the dairy myth that milk worsens congestion, citing a 1990 study and follow ups showing no link between milk intake and cold symptoms.
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Doctor K
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Ple
Eight Central Christian students reach all state chorus
In Roswell eight Central Christian School students qualified for the 1987 88 New Mexico All State Chorus after auditions across the state. The All State Chorus meets January 7 8 at the University of New Mexico Albuquerque for a music clinic before a January 9 concert.
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Central Christian School
Roswell
New Mexico
Gary Allison
Tricia Collins
Beth de la Fuente
James Elliott
Ivan Garcia
Angela Hanson
Eldon Marek
Melissa Paschall
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
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George Munoz
Gallup
Sherry Robinson
Editorial
Fett
Mireal
Italy
Doonesbury
Ito
DR. K
United Media Syndicate
Perrys
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