RenziGate Roundup 3/29
CBS News airs a decent overview of the RenziGate crimes: Meanwhile, you might recall that Renzi’s mouthpeice Mr. Weingarten, said on the 5th, when Renzi was arraigned in federal court, that the defense was "not going to drag our feet." Well, not so much… Advertisement Roll Call and CQ are reporting that Dick and his … Read more
We’re Back!
by David Safier Yes! Tax-And-Spend Liberals are back! John McCain says so: “No amount of rhetoric can hide Senator Obama’s clear record of embracing the liberal tax and spend, big government policies…” I’m so proud! Do you think he reads this blog?
Show Me The Money, Senator Bee!
by David Safier (TASL) I agree with almost everything Tim Bee said in his op ed, Goal: Affordable, accessible universities. But there’s a serious problem here. The most powerful man in the Arizona Senate has floated all kind of feel-good educational proposals without a penny of new funding to back them up. The op ed … Read more
Mandatory Recess for Grades 1-6 in Arizona Schools?
by David Safier One of our readers, Steve Gall, a retired teacher, was up in Phoenix arguing in front of the Senate K-12 Committee that recess should be required in all elementary schools. (Steve is quoted in the article.) Steve posted a comment about his experience at the end of my latest diatribe about after … Read more
Emily Bittner Rules The Octagon
I just love to watch a good sparring match. I prefer mixed martial arts, but Emily Bittner (AZ Dems’ Communications Director) taking apart House Republican Spokeman Barrett Marson is nearly as funāand almost as bloody. Of course, your view of who wins the this ep of Horizon’s One On One depends entirely on your sympathies … Read more
New Study Supports Comprehensive Sex Ed
by David Safier Awhile back I wrote about Napolitano turning down abstinence-only sex ed money from the feds. A few days ago, a commenter asked which other states had turned down the money. I couldn’t find an answer, until today, when I read about a new study that concluded students who had abstinence-only education were … Read more
Cut Tucson School Staff or After School Sports?
by David Safier TUSD is talking about cutting somewhere between 100 and 282 positions due of its current budget shortfall. Yet I have heard not a single word about the possibility of saving money by cutting back on after school sports programs. It hasn’t been mentioned as a possibility or issued as a threat. Schools … Read more
