Continuing evidence of the power of the press (and the pixel)
November 15, 2009
by David Safier Another update on the Imagine Schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which have been the subject of scathing investigative work by the Journal Gazette. The dean of the Teachers College at Ball State University, the group that authorized the charter for Fort Wayne's Imagine schools, wrote an op ed in the paper discussing
Shameless self promotion: See me live!
November 15, 2009
by David Safier I'm participating in a panel on blogging this Monday, Nov. 16, 6:30pm, at the Saguaro Eastside Democrats meeting — New Spirit Lutheran Church, 8701 E. Old Spanish Trail (northeast corner of Camino Seco). Joining me will be some guy who goes by the nom de pixel of Tedski — he has a
Rep. John Shadegg’s ventriloquist act goes viral
November 14, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rhonda Bodfield at the Arizona Daily Star writes Political Notebook: Rep. Shadegg's health care speech goes viral: U.S. Congressman John Shadegg was mocked by funnyman Jon Stewart and chastised by Bill O’Reilly for his floor speech against the health care reform bill when it came up for a vote last Saturday. In
Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 3
November 14, 2009
This hearing will not be televised by David Safier [Note: In classic blog fashion, Part 3 is at the top of the page with Parts 2 and 1 following. Scroll down if you want to read them in the order they were written.] These days, state legislative business is videotaped and streamed on the web.
Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 2
November 14, 2009
Crandall thinks some public testimony is inappropriate by David Safier One of the people who testified at Wednesday's House task force on tuition tax credits and STOs was Ann-Eve Pedersen, one of the Tucsonans who have worked hard to uncover information about misuse of tuition tax credit funds and are trying to reform the system.
Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 1
November 14, 2009
An STO fund sweep? What an idea! by David Safier The House task force on tuition tax credits and STOs met Wednesday. This is the House group started by Ds, then joined by some Rs, not to be confused with the Senate committee started by Rs in response to earlier task force. Both the Republic
Money, Guns & Ammo: The Money Shot
November 14, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In this segment of The Word entitled "The Money Shot," Stepen Colbert argues for the "lead standard" — replacing the dollar with bullets, "backed by the irrational fear of Barack Obama." The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – The Money Shot www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political
It’s the end of the world as we know it
November 14, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The blockbuster movie premiere this weekend is the mother of all disaster movies, "2012." 2012 – Official Movie Site The producers of this movie clearly have spent way too much time watching the so-called History Channel and its Mega-Disasters and Apocolyptic prophecy programming (what is up with that?) The movie is loosely
