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Tom Coburn: Poster child for gun control, verbal control
August 18, 2011
by David Safier Senator Tom Coburn might consider what he says before he says it. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) ripped his colleagues during a tour of northeast Oklahoma, calling them “career elitists,” “cowards” and said, “It’s just a good thing I can’t pack a gun on the Senate floor.” Tom Coburn, U.S. Senate, meet Lori
Reminder: Pima County Democratic Party Blood Drive on Friday
August 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Pima County Democratic Party: Pima County Democratic PartyandRed Cross of Southern Arizona Blood Drive Friday, August 19, 201110:00 am – 3:00 pm Call Headquarters TODAY to Make Your Appointment! 520-326-3716 The Red Cross is also offering some great incentives this time around including: All donors will receive a coupon
(Update) Prison-based gerrymandering of districts
August 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) meets today in Casa Grande for the first presentation of the "grid" maps and to take public testimony regarding district lines. The AIRC is meeting in Tucson on Monday in continuation of this process. See Independent Redistricting Commission. I have previously posted a resource-rich post about Prison-based
The gigantic little things teachers do, MAS edition
August 17, 2011
by David Safier In the post below, I honored Raul Castro's fifth grade teacher for performing that miracle good teachers perform on a regular basis: changing people's lives for the better. Coincidentally, I just read a Facebook post spotlighting MAS Director Sean Arce's gifts as a teacher. “Mr. Arce has been in the business of
The gigantic little things teachers do
August 17, 2011
by David Safier I was touched by a comment from 95 year old, former Governor Raul Castro about how a teacher changed his life. When Castro was in the fifth grade, his teacher told him he could be a good student if he tried. "On the way home, I thought to myself, 'That teacher is
The government never created a single job! (except maybe in Texas)
August 17, 2011
by David Safier Who woulda thunk? You know the Texas economic miracle, where Rick Perry single-handedly made all those jobs with his own bare hands? OK, he never quite said that. But he certainly isn't shy about taking responsibility for the job growth in the state. But look at this. From 2007 to 2010, Texas
Another one of those bad Star headlines
August 17, 2011
by David Safier I haven't written about the work of the Star's Creative Headline Writing Team for awhile, but here's one I can't pass up: Tax laws coddle rich, says Buffett, whose sincerity is doubted The first half of the head is an accurate description of Warren Buffett's excellent oped in the NY Times, for
Motley Fool: Thar’s gold in them thar charter school properties
August 16, 2011
by David Safier This is something I've posted about in the past, but now the investing analyst and advisor, The Motley Fool, has confirmed what I've written. Owning charter school properties is very good business. One company, Entertainment Properties Trust, whose main holdings are movie theaters, owns 33 charter school properties across the country and
