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"I never thought my career would end like this," Mr. Herricks says.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011

The comments by Mary and Len Herricks, teachers in Oshkosh, Wisc., are absolutely appalling " Public Employees Rush to Retire ," U.S. News, March 23.

We Would Retire, Too, If We Could 2011

When the Herricks retire from Oshkosh, they each will receive health insurance until age 65, pension checks and a payment worth $600 per year of service.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011

Jeffrey Phelps for The Wall Street Journal Fearing policies that could erode their pension benefits, teachers Mary and Len Herricks, of Oshkosh, Wis., are retiring sooner than planned.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011

"Not only am I losing salary and benefits and facing a bigger work load, but now they are taking away my rights," says Ms. Herricks, a 56-year-old elementary school teacher.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011

"I wouldn't want to risk losing those things," says Mr. Herricks, a high school agriculture teacher who is retiring after 37 years.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011

Mary Herricks, an Oshkosh, Wis., teacher, earned $68,423 in salary for the 2009-10 school year.

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In addition, the article failed to note that her husband Len Herricks, who also is filing for retirement, is president of the Oshkosh teachers union.

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Given that pensions are off-limits to certain taxes, Mr. Herricks says they will bring home close to what they did before.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011

Among Wisconsin public employees filing for retirement are Mary and Len Herricks, both teachers in Oshkosh.

Public Employees Rush to Retire Ianthe Jeanne Dugan 2011