Our youth are woefully ignorant?
by David Safier Yesterday I wrote about an online, 33 question Civics Quiz you can take to see how much you know about general U.S. civics and history. Today I saw a breakdown of scores by age on Kevin Drum's blog. I don't want to read too much into this. It's not a good random sample … Read more
Newest members of Obama’s team of rivals
by David Safier Andy Borowitz, who writes on Huffington Post, is a clever guy. I wrote about his post lambasting Obama for using too many complete sentences. Now this: Continuing in his quest to assemble a so-called "team of rivals," President-elect Barack Obama today announced that he would name Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston to … Read more
A renaissance woman?
by David Safier The headline may overstate things a bit, but allow this retired high school English teacher a little license. I love stories like this. Twenty year old Noelle Lopez, Tucson native and Salpointe grad, has won a Rhodes Scholarship and will study at Oxford. The best part for me are the other qualities … Read more
Civics quiz
by David Safier If you think taking tests is fun (when your future doesn't depend on it), here's a good one: a Civics Quiz. Thirty-three questions about our government and to some extent our history. Like all these things, it puts more stock in pure memory than I would like, and I found a few … Read more
Business CEOs could learn something here
by David Safier University Presidents don't make megabucks, but they do pretty well. Median salary is about $425,000 for presidents of public universities. A few make as much as a million dollars. Not a bad wage. It seems like some of the higher paid presidents are voluntarily giving back part of their salaries or refusing raises. Pat … Read more
One definition of obscenity
by David Safier According to a Star article this morning: Nearly 600 people at four of Freeport's Arizona mines were left jobless less than two years after breaking ground on the Safford mine — the first major new U.S. copper mine in more than 30 years. Copper prices have dropped dramatically this year after reaching … Read more
The Wasilla Hillbillies: Thanksgiving Special
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sarah Palin stars in the situation comedy hit of the new television season, The Wasilla Hillbillies. This week, the show presents its Thanksgiving Special (episode 13). In this episode, Sarah decides that if she can’t be president she can still pretend to be one by pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving. Only Sarah … Read more
