Former Republican party presidential candidate Governor Rick Perry speaks during a pro-life event called "Treasure Life" at the Tampa Aquarium in Tampa, Florida on August 28, 2012. The Republican National Coalition for Life and FRC Action's event, "Treasure Life," honored the pro-life contributions of the former Republican party presidential candidates Sen. Rick Santorum, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Gov. Rick Perry for their advocacy for every stage of life, from conception to natural death. AFP PHOTO/MLADEN ANTONOVMLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/GettyImages

Was Rick Perry a good governor of Texas? More narrowly, but more important from the viewpoint of this blog, was Rick Perry a good governor for the retired teachers of Texas?                                        The negatives Rick Perry was the governor of Texas from 2000 to 2013. (Actually his term will continue until 2014) During his terms...

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Getting Better Not Older

                             Are you getting better or just older. Well if you're like me it depends on the day. Eric Pfeiffer in his book Winning Strategies for Successful  Aging says we can get better as we get older but we must have goals and strategies to get better as we age.                      Author's thesis: Pfeiffer says that " in this book you will learn that you probably have years and years...

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Retired Teachers and the 2013 Texas Legislature

                Hide all the women and children, the Texas legislature  is in session. O.K.,so this is an old and maybe not so funny, and besides the session is now over; so did  the Texas legislature  help or hurt  Texas retired teachers this session? It all depends on the viewpoint.                                                      Just The...

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