Arizona Donkey Feed Is Mighty Tasty!
Is your finger tired? Don’t want to spend time looking for all the best Arizona political news and commentary, but still want to keep current? Me too. Advertisement Problem is there is no way for me to do that, because the only way to get all your Arizona political news from both sides of the … Read more
Black? White? From the Mouth of the Sunday Funnies . . .
by David Safier Why is it that I find more insight in the newspaper comics, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report than I find on cable news or the op eds in the paper? Today’s insight comes from Berkeley Brethed’s Opus,where the characters decide to have a meeting, “our first national conversation on race.” … Read more
Who is AzBlueMeanie?
Posted by: AZBlueMeanie If I told you it would destroy the mystery and wonder, now wouldn’t it? That would be like telling a child that Santa Claus doesn’t exist to ruin his or her Christmas. I can say that I am a lawyer whose employer instructs that I not use my name in postings to … Read more
Mule Train Mail Is Taking Your Letters
I’m initiating a new feature here on Blog For Arizona. It’s called ‘Mule Train Mail’ and it is your letters and opinions. Too frequently, citizen’s opinions, views and experiences don’t get the space they deserve in our daily newspapers. Excellent letters to the editor or guest op-eds don’t ever get published due to space constraints. … Read more
The Dead, the University and the Pope
by David Safier This post is a bit of a stretch, but it’s Sunday, which is my Day of Stretch. Optional headline: Secular Meets Scholarly Meets Sacred. First, the Secular Meets Scholarly part. The Grateful Dead “will donate a cache of their papers, posters and props on Thursday to the University of California, Santa Cruz, … Read more
Crunch Time for Tucson School Closings
by David Safier Unless the TUSD School Board decides to “consider” the issue of school closings one more time, Tuesday should be the big night for Ochoa, Corbett, Wrightstown and Rogers elementary schools. The Board is scheduled to vote on the school closure issue at its 7pm meeting (1010 E. 10th St., for anyone interested … Read more
Rating Service for Election Processes
Link: Rating Service for Election Processes. This is one of the most sensible and useful—and ambitious—ideas I’ve seen come out of the Election Integrity community to date. John Denker is undoubtedly a goddamn genius. Read this, and then slap your forehead and yell, "Of course!" This is not a little local idea, however. This is … Read more
