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Black? White? From the Mouth of the Sunday Funnies . . .
April 27, 2008
by David Safier Why is it that I find more insight in the newspaper comics, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report than I find on cable news or the op eds in the paper? Today’s insight comes from Berkeley Brethed’s Opus,where the characters decide to have a meeting, “our first national conversation on race.”
Who is AzBlueMeanie?
April 27, 2008
Posted by: AZBlueMeanie If I told you it would destroy the mystery and wonder, now wouldn’t it? That would be like telling a child that Santa Claus doesn’t exist to ruin his or her Christmas. I can say that I am a lawyer whose employer instructs that I not use my name in postings to
Mule Train Mail Is Taking Your Letters
April 27, 2008
I’m initiating a new feature here on Blog For Arizona. It’s called ‘Mule Train Mail’ and it is your letters and opinions. Too frequently, citizen’s opinions, views and experiences don’t get the space they deserve in our daily newspapers. Excellent letters to the editor or guest op-eds don’t ever get published due to space constraints.
The Dead, the University and the Pope
April 27, 2008
by David Safier This post is a bit of a stretch, but it’s Sunday, which is my Day of Stretch. Optional headline: Secular Meets Scholarly Meets Sacred. First, the Secular Meets Scholarly part. The Grateful Dead “will donate a cache of their papers, posters and props on Thursday to the University of California, Santa Cruz,
Crunch Time for Tucson School Closings
April 27, 2008
by David Safier Unless the TUSD School Board decides to “consider” the issue of school closings one more time, Tuesday should be the big night for Ochoa, Corbett, Wrightstown and Rogers elementary schools. The Board is scheduled to vote on the school closure issue at its 7pm meeting (1010 E. 10th St., for anyone interested
Rating Service for Election Processes
April 26, 2008
Link: Rating Service for Election Processes. This is one of the most sensible and usefulāand ambitiousāideas I’ve seen come out of the Election Integrity community to date. John Denker is undoubtedly a goddamn genius. Read this, and then slap your forehead and yell, "Of course!" This is not a little local idea, however. This is
Are Tax-And-Spenders Moving Off Arizona’s Endangered Species List?
April 26, 2008
by David Safier (TASL) Could it be that tax-and-spenders are coming back into style? An editorial in the Citizen says that a business group, the Time Coalition, is advocating raising our sales tax by a cent to pay for improvements to transportation. The Citizen agrees with the idea of raising taxes but suggests the bulk
Pima County Becoming Mildly Deranged Over Election Integrity
April 25, 2008
The recent supplementary hearing on release of the GEMS election databases here in Pima County showed just how little substance there is to the County’s objections to further public disclosure. They have been unable to substantiate their overheated claims that release of these public records would harm election security. They even admit that the Pima
