A Solemn Veteran’s Day: Memorial Service at Fort Hood, Texas
November 11, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Transcript of Remarks by the President at Memorial Service at Fort Hood | The White House Remarks by the President at Memorial Service at Fort Hood Fort Hood – III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas 1:55 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: To the Fort Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General Casey; General Cone; Secretary
Reminder: Celebrate an Event Honoring Stewart L. Udall This Friday
November 11, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: CELEBRATE AN EVENT HONORING STEWART L. UDALL Friday, November 13, 1:30 pm Join the Udall Foundation as it honors former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and celebrates the addition of his name to the Foundation. Outside of theUdall Foundation Office130 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ ~The event is open to
A “Tea Party” party registers in Florida
November 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ben Smith reports at politico.com A Tea Party party registers in Florida: A Florida conservative has registered an official "Tea Party" with the office of the Secretary of State, and is promising to run candidates against Republicans and Democrats in state and national races. "The current system has become mired in the
For profit colleges need oversight as well
November 10, 2009
by David Safier I write a lot about the potential dangers of the profit motive in K-12 schools, because my teaching experience allows me to understand how pre-college schools operate. I avoid too much discussion of higher ed because I don't know how it works from the inside. But a few recent articles make the
GOP Gone Wild!
November 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you missed the House debate on the health care bill Saturday night, you missed the GOP gone wild and behaving badly towards the Democratic Women's Caucus. Is this how Republicans treat women in their own caucus? Is this how they treat their wife, daughter, mother? The GOP has already alienated every
Charter schools, the IRS and for profit management companies
November 10, 2009
by David Safier The IRS has concerns about for profit Charter Management Organizations (CMOs or EMOs) running non profit charter schools. The important term here is "running." While it's perfectly OK for a non profit charter to contract out parts of its curriculum and operation to CMOs, it's a violation of tax regulations for the
Sen. Al Melvin has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
November 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Having recently lost my father to cancer, Sen. Al Melvin, you have my sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Craig at Random Musings has already posted what I had planned to write, so Craig, I hope you will not mind my reposting your thoughtful comments here. Random Musings: Best wishes on a
C Street abortion ban: the revenge of “The Family”?
November 10, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Affordable Health Care for America Act was supposed to be the first time since Medicare was enacted in 1965 that health care was reformed to move the country closer to universal medical coverage for all of its citizens. Instead, the bill was hijacked by anti-abortion activists to enact the most regressive
