What Michael Bryan said, and more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Editor and Publisher of Blog for Arizona, Michael Bryan, has responded in a guest opinion in the Arizona Daily Star on Sunday Blogs with pseudonyms add to discourse to an opinion by a Daily Star reporter the previous Sunday which appeared on the front page of the "Tucson & Region" section as … Read more
Google the Vote
By Michael Bryan Never before has the entire dataset of election polling locations nation-wide been together in a single resource. Now, no matter where you live, finding your proper polling location is as easy as 1, 2, or 3: 1) Enter your address in the Google Voter Gadget. OR 2) Google the word 'vote'. The very … Read more
Q: Are high school students dropping out in record numbers? A: No.
by David Safier Here's an interesting chart about the percentage of Americans 25 and older who have high school diplomas starting in 1947, using census numbers. Today, about 85% of U.S. adults over 25 have high school diplomas, the highest number in our history. When we bemoan the number of high school dropouts, we forget … Read more
What do you say?
by David Safier What do you say the day before the election? When it comes to candidates and issues, it's pretty much all been said. Vote. Make sure your friends vote. Help with GOTV. The races won't be decided by changing people's minds. They'll be decided by the number of voters each side gets out. … Read more
Happy Halloween from BlogForArizona!
Posted by Michael Bryan Thanks for sending this to me, Allan!
A Remarkable Event
by Mohur Sidhwa [Note: Mohur sent this to me days ago, and I kind of lost it in the ether. My apologies. However, though the event she describes, Jorge Luis Garcia's funeral, happened a little while ago, her observations remain fresh. David] I had expected the local media to cover one of the more remarkable … Read more
