Comments on Dennis Leone's STRS Report in the ORTA Quarterly

From John Curry, September 30, 2006:

Note from John - by golly, ORTA finally broke down and printed it. Who knows, I (and many others) may even want to join or re-join ORTA now! The wheels of enlightenment grind slow, but they grind fine. What additional good news will we see next? We retirees need it!!

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From Kathie Bracy, September 30, 2006:

Such a nice surprise -- Thank you, ORTA!! (I wonder, though, why Dr. Leone's report was the only one in the entire issue that had a disclaimer tacked onto the end.)

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From Molly Janczyk, September 30, 2006:

Thanks to ORTA for publishing Dennis Leone's Report on this past year serving on the STRS Board as a Retired Board Member-one I worked to help elect.

I was very pleasantly surprised to open my ORTA Qrterly and find Leone speaking to us on matters he has supported and why and matters he has opposed and why. This is such a positive changed from generalities on issues. This report is filled with reasoning and detailed explanations on issues.

Leone did not expect this, obviously, as he states his report will never be seen in a newsletter of STRS or ORTA. He forwarded it to those of us with email chains to get his word out to retirees. BUT NOW, every retiree who is a member of ORTA will be able to hear his thoughts and see another aspect of the STRS Board to consider for themselves issues discussed.

THANK YOU ORTA FOR ALLOWING ME TO HEAR MY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE ON THE STRS BOARD SPEAK TO ME THROUGH THIS VEHICLE!

ALL sides need to be heard with details of why and why not. This is an excellent step towards opening that door for all voices.

Sincerely,
Molly Janczyk