The delusional world of Shaun McClusky
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Send lawyers, guns and money… Advertisement Well, lawyers and money anyway. The Tucson Weekly reports on an e-mail sent by Republican Shaun McClusky to his supporters this weekend. McClusky: Come to Court and Send Money | The Range: Shaun McClusky sent this letter out to supporters asking for a little help from … Read more
We’ll miss you Big Man – RIP
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sad news this morning, especially if you are a fan of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The Big Man, legendary saxophonist Clarence Clemons, died Saturday night of complications from a stroke that he suffered back on June 12. He was 69. Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga's sax player, … Read more
The Lights of Tucson
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in the early 1970s there was a local favorite song, "The Lights of Tucson" by Jim Campbell. It came up during a family dinner and I bet that I could not find this fairly obscure song on the Internet. I lost the bet, so now I have to post it. Somebody … Read more
An answer to Brodesky’s hit piece on Tucson City government and the Gadsden Company: Part 2
by David Safier Yesterday I wrote a long post giving another side of the oft-repeated — and incorrect — implication in the Star that the Gadsden Company made over a million dollars in a "land flip" OK'd by the Tucson City Council. The post was based on a long conversation I had with Jerry Dixon, … Read more
Tucson City Council Election Update: Two more mayoral petition challenges in court
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Monday, June 20, at 1:30 p.m., the petition challenge to independent Pat Darcy will be heard by Judge Paul Tang in Courtroom 472. Sam Almy v. Pat Darcy, et al., Case No. 20114391. On Tuesday, June 21, at 1:30 p.m. [UPDATE: Hearing has been moved to 3:30 p.m.], the petition challenge … Read more
What if MAS were a charter school and Huppenthal liked its social agenda?
by David Safier When Huppenthal concluded the MAS program violated state law, he referenced the parts of the audit which criticized some of the texts for inappropriate passages and some of the curriculum for an overly political slant (though the audit also commented, it wasn't sure the objectionable texts or curriculum are currently in use). … Read more
Welcome Home Gabby!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Welcome Home Gabby! Come Back Soon! Congresswoman Giffords office's press release: TUCSON — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will return to her hometown of Tucson this weekend for a brief private visit with her family. Giffords will make no public appearances and will grant no interviews during the visit, her first to Arizona … Read more
