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Review of American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J Daley

American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley – His Battle for Chicago and the Nation by Adam Cohen My rating: 5 of 5 stars A masterpiece that not only serves as a biography of Richard Daley, but shows us how the … Continue reading

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Shedding OPEB Through ObamaCare

There is plenty to write about within the broad subject of municipal finance, pension obligations, and “Other Post Employment Benefits”(OPEB), which are primarily health care costs for retirees. While pension costs have at least (nominally in many cases)been addressed by … Continue reading

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