Do You Haiku?
by David Safier Get your haiku on Palin and/or McCain published in The Nation. Really. Advertisement People For the American Way is looking for some great haikus about John McCain and Sarah Palin! Three winners will have their haikus published in the Nation magazine. Other prizes will be announced. Ten finalists will be chosen and … Read more
Mr. Number Asks: Does the State Give AZVA Too Much Money?
by David Safier NOTE: You can read all my posts on the topic of AZVA, K12 Inc. and outsourcing here. If you only want to read one post, this is the one that pulls most of the threads together. (TASL) Arizona Virtual Academy is a charter school that educates its students online, yet it gets … Read more
Bad Economy May Increase Number of New Teachers
by David Safier Today’s college students looking at the shaky economy may be rethinking their fast-buck career plans and looking for something a little less risky. Jobs in the private sector that looked pretty good a few weeks ago are being cut right and left. If you’re hoping to find an economic safe haven, you … Read more
The Real First Dude
by David Safier Contrary to media reports, Todd Palin is not the First Dude. Well, maybe, grammatically, when you capitalize both the F and the D, making it an official title, he qualifies — in his own mind, at least. But the true first Dude, as in, the Dude who came first, is Jeff Bridges … Read more
Gold Star Families Sound Off on Presidential Campaign
by Marlene H. Phillips I was asked if I would be interested in interviewing Gold Star Families from across the country, that is, families who have lost sons and daughters fighting in Iraq, about the current presidential campaign. I have tried to capture their frustration and anger in this post. My sincere thanks to all … Read more
Bush Abetted Subprime Predators, Spitzer Political Assassination Retaliation for Whistleblowing
I take everything on Brasscheck with a bovine salt lick, but this is a straight-ahead report on Spitzer’s accusation of the Bush Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s interference with States’ efforts to combat predatory lending and Spitzer’s eventual demise by leak of secret Grand Jury evidence. Incidentally, it brings up a key component … Read more
Tucson’s Sheila Tobias on What if Sara Palin Became President?
One of Tucson’s treasures, Sheila Tobias, gives her view of the prospect of Sara Palin as President of the United States:
