Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers on winning the Superbowl. (You have no idea how difficult that is to say for a life-long Minnesota Vikings fan still waiting for that first championship). Advertisement Now that the NFL season is over, possibly for quite some time with the owners threatening a lockout in a … Read more

Posted by Michael Bryan Tucsonans are getting the chance to see a very well-done production of the play too controversial for the New York stage. My Name is Rachel Corrie, staged by Tucson's Live Theater Workshop's late-night Etcetera series, gives a semi-biographical account of the young life of international peace observer Rachel Corrie and her … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Editorial selection and emphasis of stories often reveals the thinking and biases of the editors. Since no other newspaper in Arizona is carrying this story today, you really have to ask why the editors of the Arizona Republic felt the need to publish this story. I am refering to this article republished … Read more

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings… As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature or other internet sources, and subject to change without notice (and given the time of year, expect changes)…Normally, the committee schedules of both the House and Senate are combined into one post. However, the week, and … Read more

by David Safier Ronald Reagan. Raised taxes. Grew government. Negotiated with enemies. Not that I have a problem with that kind of thing. But his conservative mythologizers do. Ah, well, Reagan was an expert at communicating nonsense. Great at it, according to his nickname. Why shouldn't his hagiographers do the same?

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature or other internet sources, and subject to change without notice (and given the time of year, expect changes)… Normally, the committee schedules of both the House and Senate are combined into one post.  However, the week, … Read more