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Frank Antenori has an anger management problem
February 11, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Frank(enstein) Antenori is an angry man. Lately he has been terrorizing the villagers. (He bears a remarkable resemblance to Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein.) Previously we have reported that Frank had threatened the Pima County Board of Supervisors to extort an appointment from them to Jonathan Paton's senate seat. And he had
This comment made my morning
February 11, 2010
by David Safier From Bess 1919 commenting on yesterday's post about Antenori's "No food stamps if you buy cigarettes or alcohol" bill. Oh, and the 800 number idea for reporting abuses is innovative. Shopper: "Hello, the guy next to me, just used food stamps and also bought a 6 pack of beer." 800 operator: "What's
Arne Duncan: Don’t teach to the test
February 11, 2010
by David Safier Ed Sec Arne Duncan wants more reliance on educational data but doesn't want teachers to teach to the test? Public schools in the United States need to try to spark creative thinking in children and move away from curriculums that just teach to standardized tests, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told nearly
House Rs would rather give corporations huge tax cuts than balance the state’s budget
February 10, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott, and cross-posted from Random Musings From AZCentral.com – The fate of a planned May 18 sales-tax election as well as hopes of balancing this year's state budget are in question after the House of Representatives Thursday derailed plans to close out a special session addressing the deficit. The House linked approval
Fool’s Gold: It just keeps getting more ridiculous
February 10, 2010
by David Safier I wasn't planning on posting any more about G.I. today, but then I read the Daily Email written by Matthew Ladner. How can I resist when he once again demonstrates that he writes for political effect, not to give a fair hearing to the issues? His subject for today is cutting "education
The Floridation of Arizona Education: a “tapestry” of reforms
February 10, 2010
by David Safier This is my fourth post about the "Florida Education Miracle" which Arizona Republican legislators are hoping to duplicate here with a few selective bills — most notably, one that holds students back in the 3rd grade if their reading scores are low. This Floridation of Arizona Education is being pushed by the
Republicans thy name is Hypocrite
February 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Arizona can no longer complain about Washington, D.C., burdening future generations with debt: The state Legislature is doing the same thing." – Rep. Steve Court, R-Mesa It is time for Arizona Republicans to retire the outdated GOP elephant and replace it with something which more accurately depicts Arizona Republicans, a hippo named
Legislative District 28 Democrats “Meet the Candidates” Public Forum
February 10, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Wood Sanders, Chair of Legislative District 28, Pima County Democratic Party: Legislative District 28 Democrats "Meet the Candidates" Public Forum Legislative District 28 Democrats are pleased to announce a "Meet the Candidates" Public Forum for the public to meet and greet our Democratic House candidates for the Arizona Legislature
