Advice from STRS Board candidate Bob Stein: Write a letter to the editor of your local paper

From Bob Stein, March 14, 2009 Bob is running for a retiree seat on the STRS Board and is endorsed by CORE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Write a Letter to the editor of your local paper. Express your hopes and concerns about STRS and point out how STRS affects your community. Click here to contact your paper by email. Ask your paper to: -- Cover the STRS election. It is a local economic issue. Most communities have significant numbers of retired educators who contribute both volunteer time and spend most of their pensions locally. Changes in STRS pensions or health care affect local consumer spending and the viability of local charitable and public service organizations. -- Visit http://www.bobstein.us -- Follow and feature volunteer activities and accomplishments of retired educators. Talking to retired teachers from all over the state suggests that many of our local service projects could benefit from publicity to increase their funding and volunteers. -- Recognize that the success of STRS has a direct effect on the ability of Ohio and your local schools to recruit the highest quality teachers.