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Capitol Hill

Health care bill is the same old turkey you didn’t like in August

November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

What Republicans want as we debate the Senate Democrats’ health care plan is very simple. We want to make sure the American people have a chance to read Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bill and know exactly what it costs and exactly how it will affect them. That is not an unreasonable request. Senator Reid’s bill — which he has been writing in secret for the past six weeks—is appropriate for the season: It’s the same turkey you didn’t like in August, and it’s not going to taste any better on Thanksgiving. Not much has changed. The bill still means higher premiums, it still means... [Read the full story]

Legal Briefs

Employers being sued over inflexible leave policies

November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

A number of cases are being brought across the country challenging employers’ inflexible leave policies, sometimes known as administrative separation policies, under which an employee is terminated for failure to return to work following a maximum period allowed for a leave of absence. Many employers have policies that if an employee is absent for leave for more than a set period of time, e.g., three months, six months, 12 months, or 24 months, they are administratively terminated from employment. Such policies have traditionally been seen as desirable, inasmuch as otherwise an employee can... [Read the full story]

Your Financial Planning

Five pitfalls you should avoid in retirement

November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

You work hard and save aggressively so that one day you can retire from the workforce. When the fabled day arrives and you enter the blissful state of retirement, you may be tempted to think you’re done agonizing over your money and savings. The truth is the hard work is probably just beginning. Assuming you’re like most of us, with a finite number of dollars available to fund your retirement, you need a plan to make sure you are spending and investing in the most optimal way to make your money last as long as possible. Here are five pitfalls to avoid in retirement to help you preserve... [Read the full story]

Opinion / Editorials

Chattanooga Times editorial page smears Zach Wamp

November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

I never have cared much for the old Chattanooga Times nor its hard-left editorial page, complete with its twice-weekly economic illiteracy from Paul Krugman. Furthermore, it is a partisan Democrat editorial page (that once in a while endorses a liberal Republican to pretend it is bi-partisan), so I hardly am surprised that the editorial writers, Harry Austin and Wes Hasden — both partisan Democrats — don’t like Zach Wamp. However, on Sept. 10, the Times editorial page truly stepped over the line (which I admit is not hard for someone like Austin) from simple criticism to outright smearing... [Read the full story]

AT&T awards grant to Anderson County Schools

CLINTON, Tenn. — The Anderson County Schools Office of Technology has been awarded a grant in the amount of $12,728 from the AT&T Foundation, the philanthropy arm of AT&T. The grant is to support an upgrade of the Grand Oaks and Claxton Elementary Schools technology labs. “The technology labs at Grand Oaks and Claxton both have great needs... Read more of this article

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