So does this mean Frank Antenori will resign and move out of the state?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dan Gibson at the Tucson Weekly has a follow-up post to his post from last week about the Facebook poll by Sen. Frank Antenori (R-LD30) asking whether he should run for Congress or stay in the Arizona Legislature. Gibson gave readers a third option: resign and move out of the state. Guess … Read more
Secrets of the ancient Mexican ancestors revealed?
by David Safier Three Sonorans has a shocking, illuminating, enjoyable post today. If you read it, you'll see how those three qualities fit together. It's titled Latest book excerpts found in Latino homes lead to Huppenthal banning the first book from Arizona schools. Warning: Don't just read the beginning, or even the first half, then … Read more
Tea-Publican Tyranny in Arizona: Usurping the Constitutional Power Of ‘We The People’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When Arizona became a state in 1912 it was at the height of the Progressive Era. Arizona enacted a model "progressive" state constitution, which included the progressive reforms of citizen's initiative, referendum and recall. "We The People" are a super legislature superior to our elected legislature. The Arizona Constitution also includes a Declaration … Read more
Methinks I hit a nerve. Apollo Group responds
by David Safier I received a response to my post, "AZ Republicans demand tax break for Apollo Group, which increases fed deficit," from Ryan Rauzon, Apollo Group spokesman. First he sent me an email, then he sent essentially the same thing as a comment to the post. I won't rebut what he said, except for … Read more
11 Faith leaders’ letter: TUSD Board should support Ethnic Studies program
by David Safier Mari Herraras of the Weekly posted the entire text of a letter from Tucson area faith leaders "join[ing] the growing chorus of voices in defense of Ethnic Studies." One thing to note before you read the excerpts below: only one of the 11 clergymembers' names sounds Hispanic to my ear. I only … Read more
Follow up to my Carpe Diem/Goldwater Institute post
by David Safier Yesterday I commented on a superficial and misleading email from Goldwater Institute singing the praises of Carpe Diem charter school in Yuma. Today, Phillip D added a comment for anyone who wants to get deeper in the weeds than I did in my post. I questioned one fact in Phillip's comment (he … Read more
Jon Huntsman: Not ready for prime time
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about former Utah governor Jon Huntsman's surreal introduction campaign ad the other day. The era of surreal campaign ads? Apparently he is sticking with it. Huntsman released another in this series of surreal ads on Tuesday as he announced his candidacy for president. Things didn't go well for Huntsman. His advance … Read more
