A Call to Arms: Women unite for pay equity and fairness
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement The House passed legislation this past Friday designed to strengthen the ability of workers to combat wage discrimination. House Launches New Labor Agenda With Wage Discrimination Bills The measure (HR 11), known as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Lily Ledbetter, pictured at right), is designed to reverse a 2007 Supreme … Read more
Friedman on teachers, education
by David Safier Tom Friedman infuriates me again and again when he writes about geopolitics, and especially the Middle East. But when his subjects are the environment and education, he may get a little utopian, but he can be right on the money in the direction he wants us to move. Sunday's op ed was … Read more
Drinking Liberally Silent Auction!
posted by Marlene Phillips Want to have fun and help the Community Food Bank at the same time? Come to The Shanty on 4th Ave. this Thursday evening and take part in Tucson Drinking Liberally's first-ever Silent Auction. We've heard President-Elect Barack Obama call for a Day of Service, and we know that now more than … Read more
Hide the women and children, the Leg is back in session!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: “No Man’s life liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” Long attributed to Mark Twain and various other nationally prominent humorists, the quote is actually the invention of Judge Gideon Tucker, formerly of the New York legislature. It was appropriated by Mr. Clemens for his Twain persona. This … Read more
Comment on “Laptops” post
by David Safier I wrote yesterday about freshmen at Desert View and Sunnyside High School getting free laptops. As AZW88 commented at the end of the post, most of the money and equipment for this program has been donated, but he notes one prominent company which hasn't participated. Companies and organizations have donated tons of … Read more
Now this is surprising, and hopeful
by David Safier Listen to what John McCain said on Fox, according to Sam Stein, writing on Huffington Post: Reverting to the role of Republican foil that made him an unpopular figure for many conservatives, John McCain argued on Friday that historical circumstances should compel his GOP colleagues to work closely with Barack Obama. "There … Read more
This can’t be good for Arizona ELL
by David Safier The Arizona fight over ELL funding is going all the way to the Supremes. The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to step into a long-running lawsuit in Arizona over funding for services to English-language learners. The justices accepted appeals from legislative leaders and the state schools superintendent of lower-court rulings that Arizona … Read more
