by David Safier The Star had a very thoughtful editorial this morning which I should have posted about earlier but didn't. So here's my belated post. Advertisement The editorial is a soul searching piece that rambles through a lot of thoughts and feelings, as a piece like that should. Its point is, we want to … Read more

by David Safier The following is a News Release from Kyrsten Sinema and Kirk Adams: Legislators release bipartisan statement on funeral protest bill  STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Today, the Arizona Legislature passed and sent to the Governor legislation which creates a 300 foot barrier between picketers and any location where a funeral or burial service is … Read more

by David Safier I post this as a service to readers. I know nothing about this vigil, only what I read on a Facebook update I received, which I'm posting here, so I can't verify what it says. Subject: Urgent request for candle volunteers TONIGHT AT SUNSET at UMC !We are in urgent need of … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Pima County Bar Association has a link at the top of its Welcome page to a press release from the Pima County Attorney about the Tucson Tragedy Victim Fund. Donations_Tucson_Tragedy_Victim_Fund.pdf: A local nonprofit victim services organization, Homicide Survivors, lnc., has set up a fund to help the victims, witnesses, and their families. The … Read more

by David Safier George Packer has a short blog post on the New Yorker website about Jared Loughner and the escalating hostility in political discourse. He goes beyond talking about violence-laden language to all hostile rhetoric which doesn't simply argue with opponents. It delegitimizes them. He writes, the point isn't whether or not Loughner's motivations … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Arizona Daily Star: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson will hold a mass for the victims on Tuesday, January 11 at Saint Odilia Catholic Church, 7570 N. Paseo del Norte, at 7:00 p.m. A memorial event entitled "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" will be held on Wednesday, January 12 at the McKale … Read more

by David Safier I just went through the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday paper editions of the Star. Sheriff Dupnik receives barely a mention, until today's paper. I've seen him on television everywhere — local stations, networks, even in an interview on Fox. The LA Times ran a story, After shootings, Clarence Dupnik is Arizona's new … Read more