How does a major city’s pension system become so mismanaged that it finds itself facing a $1 billion shortfall on a $2.1 billion system? No way to say, really. Just a lot to fear going forward if City Council doesn’t do something right for once.—-
The Enquirer today use a “rock and a hard place” metaphor in a headline regarding John Boehner’s difficult position in the latest House budget battle. Potential solutions include selling out the Republicans, shutting down the government or touching the rock and hard place at the same time to kind of climb up out of the situation.
Could the current Wisconsin union-busting debate shape the 2012 election? Probably. Here’s what the liberals think is going on.
Clashes and fires reported in Libya. Great, now now the cost of gas is going to go up.
IBM supercomputer and Jeopardy! champion Watson is available as a data analytics engine for hospitals but is unlicensed to take blood due to its super strength.
Some music exec ripped on the Grammys for snubbing Justin Bieber and Eminem.
Texas college students and professors may soon be allowed to carry guns on campus. Yeehaw!
This article appears in Feb 16-22, 2011.
