Sept. 12 meeting at Galewood Community Church.
Sen. Don Harmon and Rep. Camille Lilly took it on the chin Sept. 12 from a crowd of 60 or so town-hall listeners in a Galewood church.
In a meeting of just over an hour, assorted cries from the heart filled the air while Harmon and Lilly responded civilly but as the evening wore on, less so, even testily, with Lilly fairly shouting at one point, talking over questioners.
Harmon was optimistic at the start. The state, he said, is turning the corner.” There has been “no borrowing for last three years.” The pension problem is not as dire as some of the media say. Pensions are not the issue but growth of benefits.
This didn’t satisfy a retired teacher, who asked why her benefits were on the line.
They aren’t, Harmon said. “It’s that they don’t grow at the same rate.”
Limiting rate of growth reduces what I receive…
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Blithe Spirit 
How did you stand it?
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I have been asked that. It’s nerves of steel and superhuman endurance. Besides, taking notes, I stay busy, which helps a lot.
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