http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/ Amherst Town Meeting Members Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:48:32 GMT Anurag Sharma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5656 thanks, Jim. i found Herbert's article very interesting. i wonder what unemployment looks like in Amherst. there has been some talk of furloughs at the Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:19:34 GMT greenwave1959 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5655 I found these articles very interesting . . . and hope they add to the discussions about our budget and education reforms. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:51:13 GMT Leo Maley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5654 FYI, below. Useful analysis of the Governor's 2011 budget. Of course this is just the first step in a long and tortuous legislative process. And much Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:19:25 GMT greenwave1959 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5653 A Globe columnist on the struggles of small businesses in MA to afford health care for their employees. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:29:40 GMT Terry Franklin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5652 Those sound like some pretty good cuts to start with... But they don't do much cutting in government salaries (except for those who are fired). Or much in Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:05:15 GMT greenwave1959 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5651 I thought folks on both sides of the override debate and those in-between might find this article interesting: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14303473 Jim Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:29:08 GMT Alisa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5650 (that's "before WinterFest!) ... http://www.winterfestamherst.com/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:23:45 GMT Alisa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5649 Four-Towns Meeting Saturday, February 6, 2010 9:00 a.m. ? 12:00 p.m. Amherst Regional Middle School Library Welcome and Introductions Reports from Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:21:32 GMT Mary Streeter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5648 Hi Folks, Thank you to Tom Flittie for his alertness concerning the possible virus in Robert Phillips email. Clicking on the link in his email may cause big Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:43:55 GMT Tom Flittie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5647 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5647 Someone who knows how to contact Robert Phillips; please tell him his computer has been hijacked by a Russian spammer and it's sending spam messages to Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:03:22 GMT Stephanie OKeeffe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5644 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5644 Hi Mary -- There is no difference on the employee's side -- their high-cost claim is covered exactly the same as before.  The difference is on the Town's Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:21:25 GMT Mary L Wentworth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5643 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5643 Thank you, Stephanie, I get it now. Mary Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:50:42 GMT Stephanie OKeeffe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5642 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5642 Isaac -- The Canadian drug program has been a great cost savings, and all of your work in making that happen is much appreciated -- thank you! And yes, all the Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:25:28 GMT Isaac BenEzra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5641 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5641 HI! My understanding of stop-loss. The Town self insures up to an arranged stop-loss amount. The town pays a premium to an insurance company to cover Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:20:16 GMT Stephanie OKeeffe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5640 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amhersttownmeeting/message/5640 All -- Forgive me for the duplicate message you will eventually get.  I seem to have a long delay between when I send to the list and when it shows up, so I