Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier regularly goes after the Arizona Daily Star's creative headlines department, as have I on occasion. But the Arizona Daily Star really stepped in it this time. Here is the above the fold page A1 headline story in the Arizona Daily Star for Monday, April 3, 2010: The nut graph of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ruh-Roh! This is the kind of thing that doesn't look good when you are running for office. The Arizona Republic reports Firm tied to Arizona official sued: A small building-insulation company whose chairman is Secretary of State Ken Bennett is facing two suits that allege it engaged in securities fraud and breach … Read more
by David Safier Words matter. When they're purposely misused or confused for political matters, words matter deeply. Immigrants, legal or illegal, are people who come to a country to settle here, to work and live there. Drug smugglers are criminals by definition, but they're not immigrants. They come into the country to make a drug … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We have another late entry in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate — John Dougherty, formerly a news reporter for the Phoenix New Times, who has been working for a think-tank in Las Vegas as well as doing freelance work for the New York Times and other publications since 2006. His campaign … Read more
by David Safier May 5 has been declared “Report An Illegal Day” by a neo-Nazi group: The National Socialist Movement, which is considered by many to be a neo-nazi hate group, is passing out fliers for an event to coincide with Cinco de Mayo. According to a flier received by ABC15, the National Socialist Movement … Read more