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Bill Clinton? Not on your life. I'm talking about Rutherford B. Hayes, a President brushed aside by history and used as the prop of a thousand Washington toastmasters searching for a cheap laugh over the past 120 years. Humorist Bob Orben says the name is melodic ("Chester Arthur doesn't make it"), and Hayes' dim place in the national chronicle makes him fodder for almost any joke. Washington visitor at the Hayes Inauguration in 1877: "Who was that man in front of you on the stand with his hand raised?" Senator: "I didn't catch his name...
...Marie Orben, chairman of the CTA, said that most of the objections to the contract stemmed from the fact that raises were not the same across the board. Teachers with more than 12 years seniority will receive "professional improvement incentives" in the from of slightly higher raises each year, she said...
...addition, Orben said, teachers with bachelors' degrees are paid less than those with masters' degrees, even after many years' experience. To help those with bachelors' degrees, she said, she has begun negotiating with the school system's new superintendent, Mary Lou McGrath, to help teachers earn their masters' degrees quickly...
Despite disagreements, most of the teachers and school committee members involved appeared satisfied with the final product. Orben said she was not surprised at either the decision or the high margin of victory...
According to recent news reports, Orben noted that teachers' strikes are illegal when asked if the union would strike...