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First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Everybody takes a hit with pension reform

Everybody — state employees, teachers, professors, taxpayers — will take a haircut, as they say in financial parlance, when the Legislature enacts pension reform, probably this spring, certainly this year.We will be paying for sins of the past, and in ... [Published News Gazette - May 19 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

STATE AFFAIRS: Community Care Program worth cost

Even the hard-hearted become a little mushy when it comes to caring for those elderly who have lost much of their independence.There is a terrific state program called Community Care that helps the elderly live on their own instead of at a nursing home, ... [Published InOttawa.com - May 16 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

STATE AFFAIRS: Get ready for financial 'haircuts'

Everybody state employees, teachers, professors, taxpayers will take a haircut, as they say in financial parlance, when the legislature enacts pension reform, probably this spring, certainly this year.We will be paying for sins of the past, and in my ... [Published InOttawa.com - May 09 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Communication Experts Available to Discuss the Use of Political Rhetoric Within the Immigration Reform Debate

Source Newsroom:Expert AvailableNewswise — In the coming weeks and months, Congress will debate the recently introduced Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. Advocates and opponents will hotly debate this first ... [Published Newswise - May 09 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Author Visit: Organized Crime in Chicago, Beyond the Mafia

_ Dr. Robert M. Lombardo discusses his latest crime book about Chicago in the large meeting room at the Niles Public Library on Wed., May 8, at 7pm.Recently published by the University of Illinois Press, Dr. Lombardo?s Organized Crime in Chicago questions ... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 04 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

STATE AFFAIRS: Illinois has too many officeholders

The Illinois House recently approved a constitutional amendment proposal that would eliminate the office of lieutenant governor.We do have too many statewide elected officials, but I don't think we should start with this lowly yet potentially significant ... [Published InOttawa.com - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

STATE AFFAIRS: Illinois still a good place -- right?

"I'm heading for Florida soon as I graduate," declared the bright-looking college senior, adding, "the taxes are too high here and there aren't any jobs in Illinois." Other students near him nodded silently.The comment came in a recent class on state ... [Published InOttawa.com - Apr 18 2013]
First reported Jan 31 2013 - Updated Jan 31 2013 - 1 reports

Web Semantics: statistical parsing of novels

I keep expecting this kind of analysis to reveal something truly horrifying to our literary expectations, such as, for instance, the subterranean influence of some kind of massively popular writing which has been forgotten entirely. Porn would be a ... [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - Jan 31 2013]

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"A perceived moderate will be required, one who can work with the Democrats (whose skillful map-making has locked up the legislature for that party throughout the decade)."
Then the question becomes, "Is the Madigan proposal constitutional?" The Illinois Constitution declares that membership in any pension program "shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired." Pretty clear, I would say
"We were all condemned to death simply for being Jews" Melson said

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STATE AFFAIRS: Jim Edgar reflects on his state [Published InOttawa.com - May 23 2013]
Everybody takes a hit with pension reform [Published News Gazette - May 19 2013]
'Hiding in plain sight' [Published Allied News - May 18 2013]
STATE AFFAIRS: Community Care Program worth cost [Published InOttawa.com - May 16 2013]
STATE AFFAIRS: Get ready for financial 'haircuts' [Published InOttawa.com - May 09 2013]
Communication Experts Available to Discuss the ... [Published Newswise - May 09 2013]
Mary Sue Welsh’s ‘One Woman in a Hundred’ [Published Broad Street Review - May 06 2013]
Author Visit: Organized Crime in Chicago, Beyon... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 04 2013]
Telltale Signs: Philippines – a Jewish refuge f... [Published AsianWeek.com - May 02 2013]
Thirteen faculty members promoted at Holy Cross [Published Holy Cross - May 02 2013]
STATE AFFAIRS: Illinois has too many officeholders [Published InOttawa.com - May 02 2013]
Review of Matthew L. Jockers, 'Macroanalysis: D... [Published Inside Higher Ed - May 01 2013]
STATE AFFAIRS: Illinois still a good place -- r... [Published InOttawa.com - Apr 18 2013]
Philippines: A Jewish refuge from the Holocaust [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Apr 16 2013]
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The When, Why, and How of Legal Mobilization [Published Mobilizing Ideas - Feb 04 2013]
Web Semantics: statistical parsing of novels [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - Jan 31 2013]
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The When, Why, and How of Legal Mobilization [Published Mobilizing Ideas - Feb 04 2013]
By David Pettinicchio Social movement scholars have increasingly broadened their view of the role of social movements vis-à-vis institutions and political outcomes– that is, beyond using direct action to challenge authority. The fact that you are reading ...
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