More from Steve Gall on school recess
by David Safier The latest from Steve Gall, the Recess Doctor: Advertisement Kudos to Zohreh Saunders, grandmother and reading tutor at Dunham Elementary School for 4 years, for speaking on behalf of a 30 minute/day recess program in the elementary schools at the TUSD Governing Board meeting. We are trying to convince them to mandate … Read more
Buz Mills quits the race
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Buz Mills appeared to have all the right stuff to be a contender in the GOP primary for governor in the current GOP political environment. He is a political outsider, not a career politician. He is a fiscal conservative who drinks the Kool-Aid of supply-side trickle-down economics by the gallon and is … Read more
Another Headshaker Headline
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today's entry for headshaker headline is an AP article in the East Valley Tribune. State Treasurer Dean Martin: Fall cash-flow crisis averted – East Valley Tribune: State Treasurer Dean Martin says Arizona will avert a possible cash flow crisis this fall. Martin says that's possible because Gov. Jan Brewer's budget office plans … Read more
Arizona Illustrated Debate: Democratic candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Penny Kotterman and Jason Williams, Democratic candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction, debate on Arizona Illustrated.
CCEC Debate: LD 27 Democratic House Candidates
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: LD 27 Democratic House candidates John Bernal. Eric Carbajal Bustamante, Dustin Cox, Bob Gilby, Sally Ann Gonzales, Sami Hamed, John Kromko, and Macario Saldate debate.
When the Coast is Clear
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed it, Jimmy Buffett performed free in Gulf Shores, Alabama in his "One Love, One Ocean" concert that aired live on CMT on Sunday night. The concert was Buffett's attempt to bring people back to the beach to help the local economy of the Gulf Coast. If you missed … Read more
SB1070 Update: News clips
by David Safier A few bits and pieces: In a Washington Post op ed, Professors Gabriel Chin (UA) and Kevin R. Johnson (U.C. Davis) write that racial profiling is absolutely legal under SB1070, due to long standing decisions by the U.S. and Arizona Supreme Courts. They suggest attacking the problem at the source: "The U.S. … Read more
