Month: January 2021

City puts $2M toward police, fire retirement system; interest goes to beneficiaries

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The City of Fort Smith has dedicated an additional $2 million to the state’s police and fire retirement payments to generate money to help support retired public servants. The additional money is expected to yield between 7%-10% interest, or $140,000-$200,000 annually, back to the city, according to Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman. This money will help pay retirement for …

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Change the court, for good: For starters, the oldest justice should retire while there’s a Democratic president and Senate

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Which brings us back to Breyer, one of the three remaining liberals, and the lessons to be learned from recent history. Why should the life of the country, and the direction of the court, turn on when an elderly official retires, as an entirely free decision? At least in the case of elderly presidents — …

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Bloomington police chief reflects on tenure with department ahead of retirement

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“Unfortunately, I’ve been to a lot of real tragic scenes,” Potts said. “Things that you would never hope to have to deal with in your life. Talking about those things is hard still, because they were very difficult situations to handle.” And while some things were, and still are, tough to process, there are a …

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Marc A. Hebert’s ‘Money $ense’: Regaining your retirement savings focus | Money Sense

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ARE YOU stressed about your retirement savings? Don’t feel alone. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 61% of U.S. workers during 2020 felt the same way. The year 2020 continually tested confidence in retirement plans and investment choices. To make 2021 a different year, consider these tips to help you get a fresh start. …

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Retiring forester Dan Henry helped make Roanoke a true tree city | Latest Headlines

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In recent years, parks and recreation’s urban forestry team has played a large role in development of the city greenway system, including scores of plantings along the Roanoke River Greenway. In fact, the city’s urban forestry plan calls trees essential to the city’s economy as Roanoke positions itself as a hub of outdoors recreation. “Roanoke’s …

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