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Bye, Hostess

| November 16, 2012 | 83 Comments
Bye, Hostess

I remember I was in Kindergarten when my mom sent me to the store up the block to buy a loaf of bread. The first time I was ever on my own with money in my pocket. I was all grown up when I picked out a loaf of Hostess bread with the little balloons […]

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Illinois unionist to get $1/2 million/year pension

| October 17, 2011 | 6 Comments
Illinois unionist to get $1/2 million/year pension

Yeah, but it’s the military retirement system that needs reforming (MSNBC link); A labor leader in Chicago is expected to receive pension payments of nearly $500,000 a year, while another could get about $438,000 a year, according to reports Wednesday. The Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV, which obtained information about union pension benefits during a joint […]

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