GalesburgPlanet.com http://GalesburgPlanet.com Sat, 19 May 2012 11:27:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The commencement address that won’t be given http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14356 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14356#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:41 +0000 Robert Reich http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14356 By Robert Reich

Members of the Class of 2012,

As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tell you the truth about the pieces of parchment you’re picking up today.

You’re f*cked.

Well, not …

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]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14356/feed 0 Special meeting update http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14352 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14352#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:00:38 +0000 Mike Kroll http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14352 By Mike Kroll

I have learned over lunch today that Galesburg mayor Sal Garza has determined that he will place discussion of the Resolution opposed to the Citizens Uniited ruling by the United States Supreme Court on a future city …

]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14352/feed 0 Kenneth E. Norville http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14339 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14339#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:55 +0000 HPW http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14339 Obituary by Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc

Kenneth E. Norville, age 82 of Galesburg, died at 10:55pm Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.

He was born on February 18, 1930 in Galesburg, the son of Harry and Blanche (Reed) Norville. He …

]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14339/feed 0 Joan C. DeRudder http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14342 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14342#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:46 +0000 HPW http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14342 Obituary by Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc

Joan C. DeRudder, age 74 of Abingdon and formerly of Bushnell and originally from Chicago, died at 11:05pm Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.

She was born on June 27, 1937 in Chicago, the …

]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14342/feed 0 Marilyn R. Linze http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14337 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14337#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:22 +0000 HPW http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14337 Obituary by Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc

Marilyn R. Linze, 70, Galesburg died at 8:06pm, Wednesday May 16, 2012 in Heartland Health Care Center.

Private family services will be held in East Linwood Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Cremation will be accorded. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel is …

]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14337/feed 0 Light at the end of the tunnel for state and local pensions? http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14276 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14276#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:55 +0000 CBPP http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14276 Presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

By Elizabeth McNichol — CBPP

The news for the last several years about underfunded pension programs for teachers, nurses, and other state and local workers has been bad.  But that may be changing.

The stock market’s rebound from its depths …

]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14276/feed 1 Special meeting request filed with city clerk http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14328 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14328#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:46 +0000 Mike Kroll http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14328 By Mike Kroll

On Thursday, May 17, Jerry Ryberg filed a request for a special city council meeting signed by four of the seven aldermen on the Galesburg City Council with city clerk Kelli Benewitiz’s office. Whereas normally the composition …

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]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14328/feed 0 Remember Stuxnet? http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14322 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14322#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:37 +0000 ProPublica http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14322 Why the U.S. is still vulnerable

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By Megha Rajagopalan — ProPublica

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was no

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]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14322/feed 0 Monmouth College seeking accreditation for Business programs http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14334 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14334#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:09 +0000 Barry McNamara http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14334 By Barry McNamara  –  Monmouth College

Monmouth College has completed the first step in the process toward business accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP), a specialized accrediting organization that reviews the quality and integrity of …

]]> http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14334/feed 0 Did OpenSecrets.org foil a Chinese propaganda hit? http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14291 http://GalesburgPlanet.com/posts/14291#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:07 +0000 OpenSecrets http://GalesburgPlanet.com/?p=14291 Presented by OpenSecrets.org

By Russ Choma — OpenSecrets

Tensions between China and the United States have been high lately, particularly since the blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng fled to the U.S. embassy — a drama that current U.S. Ambassador to China Gary F. …

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