Ohio's Teacher Pension System in Urgent Need of Overhaul (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
A study released today by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute warns that Ohio's teacher pension system faces immense and growing fiscal challenges and must be overhauled if it is to meet the needs of current and future teachers, school districts, taxpayers and the state. Most worrying, the authors conclude, the current system weakens efforts by school districts to recruit and retain the high-quality ......more...Republican candidates spar over immigration (International Herald Tribune)
Senator John McCain, an author of a pending compromise immigration plan, found himself at odds with his rivals....more... Republicans Tackle Immigration in New Hampshire Debate (The Online NewsHour)
Republican presidential hopefuls met in New Hampshire Tuesday to define their positions on issues including immigration, faith and the war on terror. A political reporter looks at how the candidates performed....more... Read the Transcript of the June 5, 2007 Republican Presidential Debate in New Hampshire (KRON 4 Bay Area)
The following is a transcript of the 2008 Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, WMUR-TV and The New Hampshire Union Leader. The participants were Senator Sam Brownback , the former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore, the former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani , Rep....more... Republicans' foe: Bush (Concord Monitor)
They stand against gays serving openly in the military and agree that English should be the nation's official language, but many of the Republicans at last night's presidential debate had one surprising thing in common with Democrats who debated Sunday: They frequently spoke of President Bush as a foe, or at closest an arms-length ally....more... More Than Just Chicken In Every Tyson Family Pot (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
David Phillips submits: The share price of Tyson Foods has responded to profitable chicken prices this year, rising about 37 percent since January. Then again, even in an unprofitable year, if your last name is Tyson, chicken is always a lucrative business: Don [... ]...more... Week in Review: Army worms inflict damage to hay, wheat crops (Tulsa World)
If it's not one thing, it's another thing bugging Oklahoma's wheat farmers each spring. Last year's drought cut the wheat harvest by millions of bushels, but a new enemy is stalking the crop this spring, experts say....more... Wal-Mart frisks 71-year-old Brockton cancer patient suspected of shoplifting (The Enterprise)
A 71-year-old Brockton woman who survived colon cancer and a kidney transplant says she was stopped and frisked at Wal-Mart in Abington after store security officers claimed she stole a roll of tape....more... Correction center not a warehouse (Texarkana Gazette)
The stark white exterior walls, surrounded by high, razor wire topped metal fences, create a sense of hopelessness on Front Street in downtown Texarkana....more... |