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Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

mrfearless47 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:40 GMT

... If I were to "infiltrate" this group, I wouldn't exactly be incognito nor would me presence there be any secret. I know about a third of the members well

Article re: 401(k) money matches

pegppeg — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:53:42 GMT

... ******************************* Hummmm! I think our mantra is something like "Get all the good information you can to make the best decision(s) for your

Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

xitititititix — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:14 GMT

... 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hi Gary, I enjoy your postings, but I think it is a simple matter to make sure politics don't creep into our

Article re: 401(k) money matches

Gary — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:36:25 GMT

I think the mantra on this forum is usually "if you can retire earlier, do retire earlier". That's what I did, and have no regrets. If the 6% employer match

Re: Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

lwaustin@... — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:35:53 GMT

No, it was Groucho. Now I'm not on their side, but what's wrong with people meeting to discuss politics? ... From: Gary To:

Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

Gary — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:14:42 GMT

Let's see, one definition of "junto" is " a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue". I always thought it was "junta", but whatever.

Re: Article re: 401(k) money matches

mrfearless47 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:10 GMT

... The Money Match is written into statute and would be considered a breach of contract to eliminate or to suspend. It is part of the PERS contract for Tier

Article re: 401(k) money matches

mtownsend1224 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:49:43 GMT

With all the talk about potential changes to PERS (either big or small or whatever), I decided to move up my retirement by one year... July 2010. There were

Re: Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

mrfearless47 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:18:48 GMT

... That quote, by the way, is attributed to Steve Novick, the former candidate for Gordon Smith's seat - the one now held by Jeff Merkeley. I'm not as

Re: Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

mrfearless47 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:36 GMT

... Well, FWIW, I have the organizer's very private cell number. Our daughters are good friends so I have need to contact him periodically. I might find an

Re: Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

Bill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:20 GMT

... Likely On Topic. "It's the equivalent of a book club," he says. "Except we don't read books."

Maybe OT: Oregon's Junto

mrfearless47 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:27 GMT

http://wweek.com/editorial/3543/13011/ This is a group of D's that meet in downtown Portland. Contains some high influential people, including Phil Kiesling.

Re: POD Delivers again

mrfearless47 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:39:41 GMT

... Good one. I like that :-)

Re: Keisling Position Paper

Bill — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:24:21 GMT

... Appears PK's just another Balloon Boy.

Re: Keisling Position Paper

Bill — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:11:55 GMT

... I just posted this in the comment section of TOL. I do not expect a reply or even that anyone will ever read it as the PERS topic has likely gone stale by