Vote on Obama’s ed speech on CNN
by David SafierCNN has a daily Quick Vote (right hand column, down the page a ways.) Today's topic: Add your vote if you're so inclined. (Note: the image above is a screen shot. You have to go on the CNN site to vote.)
Ochoa Elementary makes promising changes
by David Safier Yesterday I slammed the Star's front page. Today I praise it. Go figure. ("A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," Emerson once said.) Rhonda Bodfield wrote a wonderful story about Ochoa Elementary, and Jill Torrance deserves an award for the cutest photo of the year in any publication anywhere in … Read more
What he said
by David SafierI'm going to break with tradition and not only link to another blog, which I do on occasion, but put the entire post here because, well, just because I like it so much. Here's to you, Tedski. He’s Coming for Your Children!I understand that Tom Horne was in town yesterday visiting one of … Read more
Star headline stirs furor: Use of misleading headline in today’s paper is decried as “unethical” attempt to sell papers
by David Safier The Star had to run a story about the fuss over Obama's upcoming education speech. That's a given. They gave it to Rhonda Bodfield, their education writer, who did her usual good job. As often happens, I wish she had introduced balance into the article earlier, mentioning those who think Obama's speech … Read more
Obama says he wants to be dictator!!!!!!!!!!
by David SafierOh, wait, sorry, that was George Bush. "If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." Remember that? How loud would the screaming be if Obama said that? The cries would be for his immediate removal. Forget about impeachment, that's too … Read more
Arizona’s Own Death Panels
by Michael Bryan You would think that the idea of condemning people to death by withholding medical treatment would be pretty abhorrent to just about everyone. That is certainly what conservatives are banking on with their invocation of mythical 'death panels' that was supposedly a feature of the health reform legislation before Congress. You would … Read more
