Pension reform debate highlights looming entitlements crisis
Washington columnist George Will argues pension overhauls reflect a national trend toward later retirement ages and revised benefit calculations. He cites Illinois and California as examples of underfunded plans, with calls for raising the retirement age and indexing benefits to inflation. He contrasts Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist on Social Security fixes amid a growing unfunded liability outlook.
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Crist
Wisconsin
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Lord of the Flies and the failures of adults in schools
Richard Cohen uses Golding's Lord of the Flies to critique blame on teachers and administrators for Phoebe Prince’s death. He argues parents bear major responsibility, noting missing adults allowed cruelty and coercion to flourish at South Hadley High School.
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South Hadley
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Phoebe Prince
Elizabeth D. Scheibel
Phoebe
Ireland
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Jaime Escalante
Golding
South Hadley High School
Almanac Highlights From April 12 2010 History Births Sports
April 12 2010 marks the 102nd day and 24th of spring with notable events. Civil War begins Fort Sumter 1861, Roosevelt dies 1945, Yuri Gagarin orbits Earth 1961, Harold Washington Chicago mayor 1983. Births include Henry Clay Herbie Hancock Tom Clancy Letterman Andy Garcia Vince Gill Claire Danes. Sports note mentions Lawrence Taylor drafted 1981 by the Giants. Roosevelt praised in polls. Gagarin 108 minutes first orbital flight. moon phase between last quarter and new moon.
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Herbie Hancock
Tom Clancy
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Andy Garcia
Vince Gill
Claire Danes
Rogby
Eleanor Roosevelt
Those Duke Devils Face Wrath From Name-Calling Fans
A column reflects on Duke Blue Devils as targets of intense hate from fans across the country. It cites online slurs and hostile media while contrasting Duke's prestige and budget with Butler’s prior title run and praising Duke’s scholar-athlete model and 92 percent basketball graduation rate.
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