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#1 Way to Build Back Better
September 6, 2021
I am a currently serving school governing board member of nine years and the past president of the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). As such, I have been closely following the stories of school board meetings, especially in Arizona, that have become especially contentious. The ugliness probably shouldn’t be surprising in the uber-polarized environment we … Read more
WTF Pinal County Board of Supervisors?
September 5, 2021
In a 3/2 vote on this past Wednesday, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to reject a $3.4 million federal grant for improving vaccine equity. Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh (District 1), led the charge to deny the funding, questioning whether Pinal County had a need for a “vaccine equity coordinator”, which the grant mandated be … Read more
Biden Gets Us Out of Afghanistan as Critics Jabber
September 5, 2021
I have been watching fact, perception, and opinion clash over the past two weeks as President Biden has been doing the right thing about our 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. How many of you are old enough to remember the Vietnam-era song “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (and the big fool said to move on)”? … Read more
Arizona Bowl: Using Sex to Sell Football & Gaming (video)
September 5, 2021
In early August, a friend of mine invited me to like the Facebook group entitled “Stand Against Barstool Sports Rape Culture.” It didn’t take much digging to figure out why my friend Kat Stratford had created this group. Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy has quite Internet rap sheet when it comes to sexist behavior and … Read more
The Urgency to Save Democracy with Your Petition Signature Now
September 5, 2021
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Click the arrow to hear the new episode of the Turning Arizona Blue podcast. There are only a few remaining days where your signature on Arizona petitions can fight voter suppression, restore critical public education funding and eliminate “Dark Money” in our elections. Between now and September 29th, your “John or Jane Hancock” on … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of September 5, 2021
September 5, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
Groundhog Day
September 5, 2021
We held another petition signing event at our house over the past couple of days and it occurred to me what long shots citizen driven ballot initiatives are. And, that they are often, reactive, not proactive. It may feel as though we are in the driver’s seat when pursuing ballot measures, but just as in … Read more
Prima Donna Diva Joe Manchin Wants To Sabotage The ‘Two Track’ Infrastructure Strategy
September 3, 2021
The prima donna diva is demanding attention, again. Enough already! Why in God’s name are Senate Democrats tolerating this appeasement of GQP fascism, and sabotage of the Democratic agenda? No more accommodations for this damn fool. Bloomberg reports, Manchin Jolts Democrats by Urging ‘Pause’ on $3.5 Trillion Bill: Senator Joe Manchin is demanding a “strategic … Read more
