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The two stories
February 27, 2012
by David Safier I said in the previous post that Daniel Patterson should either step down or deny Georgette Escobar's allegations that he physically abused her. Well, deny them he did in a conversation with Hank Stephenson on the Weekly's The Range. But before that, Escobar made her case to Mari Herreras, also on The
Daniel, do the right thing
February 27, 2012
by David Safier Both House Minority leader Chad Campbell and Arizona Democratic Party Director Luis Heredia have called for Daniel Patterson's resignation. Patterson needs to face the music one way or the other. I only see two reasonable choices for a legislator who has lost the support of his colleagues and his party. He should
“School choice” advocates say school choice works . . . um, pretty well
February 27, 2012
by David Safier This is one of my favorite education pieces recently. It's an Ed Week (subscription only) opinion piece titled What Research Says About School Choice. The conclusion? School choice works . . . um, pretty well. Not terrific, just, um, pretty well. The "nine scholars and analysts" who signed onto the study are
House Minority Leader Chad Campbell calls for the resignation of Rep. Daniel Patterson
February 27, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When your leadership tells you it is time to go, it is time to go. Statement from House Minority Leader Chad Campbell: Arizona House Minority Leader Chad Campbell callsfor resignation of Rep. Daniel Patterson STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Rep. Chad Campbell Arizona House Minority Leader released the following statement today requesting that
ADP Executive Director Luis Heredia calls for the resignation of Rep. Daniel Patterson
February 27, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I do not know why this is not coming from First Vice Chairwoman Harriet Young, who is Acting Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party until a new Chair is elected in March, but ADP Executive Director Luis Heredia has issued this statement: Statement Calling for the Resignation of Rep. Daniel Patterson NEWS
Regardless of party affiliation
February 27, 2012
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie has two disturbing stories below. One is about Paul Babeu's record at the private boarding school he ran in Massachusetts. The other is about a restraining order requested by Georgette Escobar against Daniel Patterson. The Babeu story from ABC15.com is so clearly damning, there is little chance Babeu will
(Update) Tucson to lose Cherrybell mail processing center
February 27, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The U.S. Postal Service announced last week that it will move all mail processing operations from Tucson to Phoenix. Once the transfer is complete, the mail processing operation in Tucson will cease. Specific dates have not been set for the transition. Tucson to lose mail processing center. From Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild's
Child abuse scandal in Sheriff Paul Babeu’s past
February 27, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
ABC15.com in Phoenix reports on a child abuse scandal in Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's past. Documents: Babeu ran private boarding school with history of physical abuse:
The DeSisto School sits abandoned in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
It was a private boarding school for troubled teens with a long and troubled history of its own.
Pinal County Sheriff and U.S. Congressional candidate Paul Babeu was the school's Headmaster and Executive Director from 1999 to 2001.
While Babeu ran the school, the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services launched an investigation into repeated allegations of abuse.
The ABC15 Investigators traveled across Massachusetts and tracked down reports that have never been released.
The documents show that during Babeu’s tenure the school was not licensed. Other allegations include detailed instances of physical and sexual abuse.
Holli Nielsen was a student of DeSisto while Babeu was Headmaster.
“It's not unreasonable to say we were cult-like,” said Nielsen.
