Ephraim Cruz and His Son, Ethan… (and the “Paternity Suit”)
There has been some news coverage regarding State Legislative candidate for LD 29, Ephraim Cruz, and the legal determination of paternity and financial support for his now 7 year old son, Ethan. In fact, people who know nothing else about the race, and don’t really follow politics, have heard of Cruz’s "paternity suit". It’s a … Read more
When “Comparable” School Funding Isn’t Equal Funding
by David Safier (TASL) In many school districts around the country, “comparable school funding” means that schools in high rent neighborhoods get more money than those serving poor students. I don’t know if this is true in Arizona in general or here in Tucson, but it’s something that needs to be looked into. To understand … Read more
Another McCain at The Center of a Bank Collapse and Government Takeover?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last Friday (bad news is always in the Friday news dump), federal banking regulators closed 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California. The banks – owned by Scottsdale, Arizona-based First National Bank Holding Co. – closed Friday and were scheduled to … Read more
Sheila Tobias Helped Pave the Way for Gender Equality in Math
by David Safier It gives me a great deal of pleasure to see that we’ve reached an important educational milestone in the U.S. The gap in math performance between males and females has been wiped out. So says the National Science Foundation’s study of boys’ and girls’ scores on standardized math tests, which showed no … Read more
Who needs a 527 to ‘swiftboat’ Obama when the McMedia will do it for you?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously reported John McCain’s false and dishonorable attack ad impugning false motives to Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany. Blog For Arizona: McCain lies using wounded troops to smear Obama Even Mrs. Greenspan (Andrea Mitchell) at NBC, who can barely contain her enthusiasm for McCain, … Read more
Sha Na Na? Who Wudda Thunk
by David Safier For those of you who haven’t heard of or don’t remember Sha Na Na, it was a popular rock group in the 1970s whose members acted as if they were a doo-wop group from the fifties, complete with retro clothes, hair styles and attitudes. If any group epitomized street corner proletariat rock-and-roll … Read more
The Official John McCain Flip-Flop List (link)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If any readers (or lazy political reporters) have not yet discovered The Carpet Bagger Report, I want to give a big tip of the hat to Steve Benen for the yeoman’s job he is doing documenting the numerous flip-flops of John McCain. Steve is maintaining the official list at his web site … Read more
