Thursday, June 29, 6000
Tuesday, February 15, 4000
STRS Ohio Watchdogs: a public Facebook group you can join
Sunday, August 27, 3950
Have you joined the Ohio STRS Member Only Forum on Facebook?
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Monday, June 25, 3900
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Wednesday, May 28, 3800
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I know, it's weird.........
Monday, February 24, 3400
This is an abbreviated version of the original 'Handy links' post. Click here to view a more complete list. (Some of it is old.)
State legislators.......State of Ohio website
Tuesday, February 24, 3350
Dennis Leone's STRS Report to ORTA, March 2007
Tuesday, February 23, 3300
Friday, April 04, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Cathy Steinhauser's words of advice to the STRS board: Please continue to make smart decisions for the good of this pension and its pensioners.
Cathy Steinhauser's speech to STRS board
1. Require a budget that operates within a more fiscally responsible and fiduciary manner and pass it. When anyone who experiences hardships in bill paying etc., they most logically cut back on other expenses to live within their means. STRS needs to do this too even if it means cutting staff, watering your own plants, staff attending to their own office mess…in short, monies paid out is increasing yearly while monies collected remains same.2. Operate the cafeteria so that it makes money to be self sufficient because it shows a deficit of approx. $200,000/yr. You could rent it to an entrepreneur who can run it independently of STRS. State Highway Patrol has accomplished this in their building. Or you could close it and either brown bag it or call Uber Eats for delivery.3. Sell the STRS building and/or rent out office space to other businesses like OPERS and SERS located on E. Town St.4. A smaller building would require a smaller staff. Share in the sacrifice w/pensioners as was mentioned last month in a presentation.5. Restore a much needed COLA to retirees. To us pensioners, your investment strategy has a lot to be desired. Private equity investing is a red flag that real experts in the field would warn against. If you’re tired of hearing this complaint, you need to get the legislators to change the rules because it was a dumb idea to ever have this approved years ago!6. We now have Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Senator Mark Romanchuk, former chair of the ORSC. The ORSC was established in 1968 to consolidate local police and fire pension funds. It now oversees 4 more pensions. ORSC has 9 ORC mandate duties, one of which is to conduct a fiduciary performance audit of each system at least once every ten years. In 2016 that didn’t happen so who is ORSC accountable to? Where was ORSC when our COLA was taken away in 2017?? With legislation comes great concern for STRS pensioners. ORSC needs to do the right thing with fiduciary responsibility and not mess this up.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Bob Buerkle exposes the egregious damage done to the STRS pension system and all of its stakeholders by the STRS "big four" management team and STRS actuaries, yet hidden from ALL OF US for YEARS!
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Robin Beebe and an updated version of Mother Goose nursery rhymes for the STRS board March 19, 2025
Robin Beebe's speech to STRS board
March 19, 2025
Twinkle, twinkle little 3% COLAHow we wonder where you are.Up above the world and goneOut of sight for you we long.
Twinkle, twinkle little 3% COLAHow we wonder where you are.
Row, row, row our 3% COLAGently back in place.Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrilyRestoration is the perfect case.
Little Retiree MuffetSat on a tuffetLooking for the COLA gone astray.Along came the reinstated 3% COLASat down by that tuffetAnd Little Retiree Muffet shouted "HOORAY!"
The Itsy, Bitsy 3% COLA climbed up and out of sight.Down came good news and the 3% COLA came back out.Out came the reform Board and cleared up all the messAnd the Itsy, Bitsy 3% COLA really is the BEST!
Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cakeBoard members all.Send us a 3% COLAJust get on the ball.Reinstate it, vote on it, and mark it for all to see.And send out our retirement checks.What justice that will be!
One, two, what are retirees to do?Three, four, we all are getting poor.Five, six, why were we so tricked?Seven, eight, the Board is very late.Nine, ten, give us our 3% COLA again!
May the road rise to meet you.May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,The rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again,
Robin Rayfield fills in the blanks for the STRS board about the "staff-induced chaos" and more
Robin Rayfield's speech to STRS board
Monday, March 17, 2025
More chaos at STRS as lawmakers again threaten to remove teachers' pension board voting powers
March 17, 2025
Thursday, March 06, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Robin Beebe's Magic 8 Ball and some insights for the STRS board
Robin Beebe's speech to STRS board
February 20, 2025
My name is Robin Beebe. Retired teacher of mainly 4th Graders, 2nd Graders, Kindergartners, a smattering of other elementary grades and eight summers of Migrant Education. 35 years. Fremont City Schools and Perrysburg Schools. Retired coming up on 16 years. Please start the 3 minute timer now.
LOOKS LIKE YES
DON'T BET ON IT
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT
POSITIVELY (Stop Playing Us For Fools!!!)
VERY LIKELY
THE STARS SAY NO
ABSOLUTELY
Wizard of Oz". "You've always had the power my dear, you just had to
Learn it for yourself.” NOW is the time to use your power.)
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
Friday, February 07, 2025
Recent court documents you need to read to get the true picture of the gross injustice inflicted on two leading STRS board members; namely former board member Wade Steen and current board chairman, Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum; they have been our strongest advocates
• Wade Steen v. G. Brent Bishop, et al (CASE NO. 23AP000351)
• State of Ohio v. Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum (CASE NO. 24 CV 003862)
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STRS Ohio Board member Rudy Fichtenbaum, and former Board member Wade Steen, are incurring legal fees, defending themselves against the lawsuit brought against them by A.G. Dave Yost. ORTA will use donations from the Pension Defense Fund to help them, if needed, pay their legal expenses. They have volunteered their time to support Ohio's teachers. Now it's time for us to show our support for them! Make a donation today to the ORTA Pension Defense Fund