Why target teachers and professors for health cuts
Our view argues health insurance cuts for retired educators should apply across all state retirees to share the burden. It notes Quinn's budget plan seeks to trim agency budgets and close facilities, while urging broader, fairer pain distribution to include lawmakers and top officials, citing 77,000 teachers and dependents covered and average pensions around 43,000.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Summary
Public policy note outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with a hometown, include a phone number for verification, and may be edited. No news reporting. contact numbers and emails are provided for submission and poetry or mass submissions are discouraged. Libelous content is not published.
Local Officials Contact Numbers Listed
The document provides contact lines for U S Senator Mark Kirk U S Representative John Shimkus State Representative Mike Bost and State Representative Jerry Costello with phone numbers and emails. It lists district offices and a Capitol Hill pair of numbers plus websites for some officials.
Santorum's College Snobbery Sparks Conservative Clash
Kathleen Parker analyzes Rick Santorum remarks on higher education and campus liberalism, contrasting them with Obama’s push for at least one year of college or training. She argues Santorum panders to blue collar voters while ignoring broader job-market realities and education benefits.
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Messy politics and aging VA care draw reader ire
To the Editor the writer rails at partisan gridlock in Washington and criticizes rising prices taxes and cuts to services. He rails against the VA system pointing to a dirty St Louis hospital vs a Marion center praised for cleanliness and kindness. He recalls cheaper past goods and hitchhiking in uniform.
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