Opinion: Retired teachers should not bear rate hikes alone
The Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission examines rising TRIP health insurance premiums for retirees as CMS projects up to 80 percent increases. Active teachers and the state must share costs, with IEFC proposing a middle path: raise working teacher contributions to three quarters, possibly one percent, and have retirees cover higher premiums without double digit boosts.
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Verse Encourages Humility This Week
A biblical exhortation urges the young to submit to elders and all to dress in humility toward one another. It echoes that God resists the proud but shows grace to the humble, reinforcing communal virtue and piety.
Sheriff Kilquist Voices Budget Fears For Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriff Bill Kilquist warns of staffing cuts threatening safety as the board seeks budget reductions. He notes officer levels fall below 1989, crime and response times risk rising, and urges public contact with board members to fund the department adequately. He cites crime statistics, transports, and DARE programs to underline needs.
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Prayer in school and tax cuts draw sharp lines in Texas
A columnist critiques Texas Governor Perry's push for school prayer and blasts federal and state tax cut measures. The piece denounces mandatory prayer, defends constitutional freedom of conscience, attacks corporate tax cuts as job killers, and cites public spending versus wealth benefits, urging targeted stimulus over broad cuts. The author quotes LaFollette on wealth and patriotism while warning against special interests driving politics.
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