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Nuclear plants in Hurricane Irene’s path
August 27, 2011
by David Safier Here's hoping Hurricane Irene does minimal damage. And let's also hope the nuclear power plants in its path are more than prepared for a level 1, 2, 3 or 4 hurricane. Because if they can't withstand a "We had no idea this area would ever have a [fill in the catastrophe] of
More parents reading to their children
August 27, 2011
by David Safier If this is accurate, it's a positive sign. An Education Week article (subscription only) says parents are reading more with their young children, having more "just for fun" conversations, playing and eating dinner with them more. This trend appears to be most pronounced with low income parents, compared to similar activities in
Arizona Democratic Party 2011 Volunteer Awards Night
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Democratic Party 2011 Volunteer Awards Night, at the Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington Street (Phoenix). Tucson guests will have the opportunity to take a chartered bus for $15 with a RSVP to Nick Holder at nholder@azdem.org or (602) 234-6820. Special Guest is astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
‘The Koz’ is wrong: Independent voter turnout is up in the Tucson City Council Primary Election
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of the persistent World Net Daily Tea Party conspiracy theories is that vote-by-mail balloting in the Tucson City Council primary election will reduce independent voter turnout because many of them will have missed the deadline to request a ballot of the party in whose primary they wish to vote. Tea-Publicans enlisted their City
Terry Goddard to Tom Horne: Stop intimidation of the AIRC
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and former Phoenix mayor Paul Johnson, chairman of the nonpartisan Open Government Committee, have a message for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today in an opinion in the Arizona Republic. Goddard and Johnson: Stop attacking redistricting commission: Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission has the important task of
Tell Gov. Jan Brewer to follow the law
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Chad Campbell has a message for Gov. Jan Brewer (and "shadow governor" Chuck Coughlin, who runs the governor's office while at the same time his lobbying firm lobbies on behalf of private prison clients). One principle of governing is that elected leaders should follow the law. It is a simple premise. In
C’mon Irene! Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial delayed by hurricane
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let freedom ring… from Stone Mountain in Georgia… to the "Stone of Hope" on the National Mall. The long-planned dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on Sunday, August 28, 2011 has been canceled due to hurricane Irene. It will be rescheduled to a date yet to be determined. The Martin Luther
Tom Horne files a politically motivated challenge to the Voting Rights Act
August 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I warned you before the 2010 election; others warned you as well. Tom Horne would use the office of Attorney General not to enforce the laws of Arizona and to pursue justice, but to use it as a platform to pursue his political agenda in his quest to become Arizona's next governor
