The Information Cache of the Stevens Point Area Retired Teachers' Association
The purposes of this Association are to:
The purposes of this Association are to:
A. Promote and protect the interests, rights, and welfare of the retired educators of the Stevens Point area in conjunction with the Wisconsin Retired Educators’ Association (WREA).
B. Monitor and work to improve the benefits for retired educators and other members of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS).
C. Encourage Association members to maintain membership in the Wisconsin Retired Educators’ Association (WREA).
D. Develop working relationships with local service organizations whose main emphasis is on aging groups and with organizations sharing goals similar to those of the Association.
E. Inform Association members about and advocate for educational and other relevant societal issues.
F. Inform members of activities in the area provided for senior citizens.
G. Encourage Association members to be active participants in community affairs on an individual basis.
Your Thursday Molly Ivins Moment
When Molly Ivins died 13 years ago this week, the
world lost one of its great wits, social commentators, and fighters for
civil rights and social justice. The void she left was huge, which is
why we’ve been posting our “Molly Ivins Moment” in C&J every
Thursday since she passed. I think now more than ever we could use a
good dose of Molly, so here's a Texas-size handful of her greatest hits…
Janice Engel’s documentary “Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins,” which opened to Texas-sized rave reviews, is now available via streaming and DVD.» “Although it
is true that only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions,
that 20 percent sets the standards across the board in salaries,
benefits and working conditions. If you are making a decent salary in a
non-union company, you owe that to the unions. One thing that
corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their
hearts.” » “How can you not love Texas politics? You pick up the paper in the morning and it's kind of like finding Fidel Castro in the refrigerator.”
»On Pat Buchanan's culture-war speech at the 1992 Republican convention: "It probably sounded better in the original German." » “We get so scared of
something—scared of communism or crime or drugs or illegal aliens—that
we think we can make ourselves safer by sacrificing freedom. Never
works. It's still true: the only thing to fear is fear itself.” » “My friend Mercedes Pena made
me get in touch with my emotions just before I had a breast cut off.
Just as I suspected, they were awful. ‘How do you Latinas do this—all
the time in touch with your emotions?’ I asked her. ‘That's why we take
siestas,’ she replied.” » “I have been attacked by Rush
Limbaugh on the air, an experience somewhat akin to being gummed by a
newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you with slimy stuff on
your ankle.” » “Keep fightin' for freedom and
justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let
your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats,
rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get
through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer joy of a good fight, be
sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was.”
(I have the DVD if anyone would like to borrow it.)
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