East Valley Trib to close December 31
November 3, 2009
by David Safier Yet another Arizona paper which has performed a valuable journalistic service is shutting down. The East Valley Tribune will be ending both its newspaper and online presences at the end of the year. One less news source means some stories will slip by unreported, and other papers, pushed to better journalism by
It’s Election Day – Vote!
November 3, 2009
Posted by azBlueMeanie: Do you still have your early vote by mail ballot sitting around the house? Well, what are you waiting for? Today is Election Day. Fill out your ballot (remember to sign and date the ballot envelope) and drop it off at any polling location or the County Recorder's office. You do not
Arizona loses another newspaper: East Valley Tribune
November 3, 2009
Posted by azBlueMeanie: Earlier this year, Arizona suffered the loss of its oldest continuously published newspaper, the Tucson Citizen. Now Arizona will suffer the loss of the award winning East Valley Tribune. East Valley Tribune to shut down Dec. 31: The Tribune Newspapers will cease operations on Dec. 31, parent company Freedom Communications said Monday.
McClatchy News’ Investigative Report on Goldman Sachs – Part 3
November 3, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: McClatchy News continues its investigative report on Goldman Sachs with part 3 of the series Goldman left foreign investors holding the subprime bag: Inside the thick Goldman Sachs investment circular were the details of a secret, $2 billion deal channeled through a Caribbean tax haven. The Sept. 26, 2006, document offered sophisticated
LULAC, PCDP and Arizona Democratic Hispanic Caucus Call on RNC Committeeman Bruce Ash to Apologize or Resign Over Racial Remarks
November 2, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Pima County Democratic Party (PCDP) has issued the following press release: LULAC, PCDP and Arizona Democratic Hispanic Caucus Call on RNC Committeeman Bruce Ash to Apologize or Resign Over Racial Remarks The League of United Latin American Citizens, the Arizona Democratic Hispanic Caucus and the Pima County Democratic Party are calling
McClatchy News’ Investigative Report on Goldman Sachs – Part 2
November 2, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: McClatchy News continues its investigative report on Goldman Sachs with part 2 of the series Goldman takes on new role: taking away people's homes: Goldman Sachs spent years buying hundreds of thousands of subprime mortgages, many of them from some of the more unsavory lenders in the business, and packaging them into
How to get better teachers
November 2, 2009
by David Safier The NY Times has an interesting op ed about creating a better crop of teachers. It's a suggestion for a new model of teacher preparation. First, have our top colleges and universities "take education seriously" and offer top flight education programs. (Teach for America has demonstrated that the top universities are potential
McClatchy News’ Investigative Report on Goldman Sachs – Part 1
November 2, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have written in this space before that I consider the giant Wall Street investment banks that nearly destroyed our economy to be nothing more than Ponzi schemes, a Casino Royale for unregulated speculative investments of no hard asset value, fueled by the greed of unscrupulous investors. To paraphrase Don Henley from
