| Whatever the Illinois Supreme Court rules in Ryan's case will establish precedent that could be applied relatively soon. Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to go on trial next year for crimes he allegedly committed as governor. We'll leave his innocence or guilt for federal courts to decide. But the state pension system says that Blagojevich's four years as a state legislator during the 1990s entitles him (Trib editorial) |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
