This is a story about a religious organization that made a smart business decision. But it is much more than that. It is about an organization applying a moral principle to its retirement package. The United Methodist Church has decided to offer a traditional retirement plan to its staff members.
There […]
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County Board Candidate Challenges Board Pay Raises
Schroeder, County Board Pay Principle: Me First
Hiram Wurf, Democratic Candidate for DuPage County Board District 5, today criticized the DuPage County Board for proposing an average of a 3% raise each year, or almost 28% in the next eight years.
“How […]
How much will your salary be in 2012? Will you get a raise every year? Most of us have no idea, but Naperville’s Robert Schroeder and members of the DuPage County Board want to change that - for themselves. They propose an average of a 3% raise each year, or almost 28% in the […]
Democratic State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia is running unopposed in November, because Republicans failed to field a candidate for the 83rd district, which covers much of Aurora. Linda was a surprise win last election, running against incumbent Republican Robert O’Connor. With her willingness to work and campaign hard, Linda is viewed by many […]
Today’s New York Times has a good article on the programs the Bush Administration is minimally funding now, in view of the election, when they earlier had dramatically cut them, or even tried to eliminate them. Given the focus of the article, I am surprised that a second article in today’s paper, the funding […]
Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama now has a blog, and this endorsement of Obama and the blog should boost traffic for him nationally. I took a look at it and confirmed my suspicion. Rick Klau is one of the culprits responsible for the Obama blog. Rick does a great job on […]
The proposed expansion of the corner of 75th Street and Washington is likely a hot topic tonight at Naperville’s City Council meeting. I was unable to attend because of a prior commitment, but the problem is symptomatic of poor transportation planning in DuPage County, and many other areas in the United States. The […]
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Hiram Wurf
Democratic Candidate for DuPage County Board District 5
T 630.416.2198
Email hwurf@yahoo.com
Hiram Wurf, Democratic Candidate for DuPage County Board District 5, today criticized the county government for poor transportation planning, citing the proposed expansion of the corner of 75th Street and Washington, likely to be a hot topic tonight at Naperville’s City […]
E.J. Graff in the New Republic (sorry, subscription required) makes an excellent argument for why gay marriage, unlike the experience with abortion politics, will become accepted by a majority of Americans. It boils down to this: when abortion was illegal, women died and became the explicit and visual reason for the cause. […]
I have no personal or other connection to The New Yorker. I don’t subscribe. I think I may subscribe on Monday, and one big reason is Seymour Hersh. In his latest article, which everyone should read, Hersh explains that a special-access program (SAP) was approved in Iraq (as had been for Afghanistan) […]
