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Independents: #1 Issue in Arizona is Education
March 29, 2008
by David Safier I didn’t read an article saying that Independents’ number one issue is education. My conclusion is based on a very informal, very unrepresentative sample. But I think it’s reasonably valid. Today I rang doorbells for Don Jorgensen who is running for the State House in LD-26. We only spoke to Independents, and
Pat Buchanan’s Racist Rantings
March 29, 2008
by David Safier I’m wandering away from my usual education postings today. I’ve been waiting to see a recent Pat Buchanan column taken up by the media and hoping to see MSNBC demand an apology and suspend him for a few weeks. I’ve seen nothing, so the least I can do is say something myself.
RenziGate Roundup 3/29
March 29, 2008
CBS News airs a decent overview of the RenziGate crimes: Meanwhile, you might recall that Renzi’s mouthpeice Mr. Weingarten, said on the 5th, when Renzi was arraigned in federal court, that the defense was "not going to drag our feet." Well, not so much… Roll Call and CQ are reporting that Dick and his gang
We’re Back!
March 27, 2008
by David Safier Yes! Tax-And-Spend Liberals are back! John McCain says so: “No amount of rhetoric can hide Senator Obama’s clear record of embracing the liberal tax and spend, big government policies…” I’m so proud! Do you think he reads this blog?
Show Me The Money, Senator Bee!
March 27, 2008
by David Safier (TASL) I agree with almost everything Tim Bee said in his op ed, Goal: Affordable, accessible universities. But there’s a serious problem here. The most powerful man in the Arizona Senate has floated all kind of feel-good educational proposals without a penny of new funding to back them up. The op ed
Mandatory Recess for Grades 1-6 in Arizona Schools?
March 27, 2008
by David Safier One of our readers, Steve Gall, a retired teacher, was up in Phoenix arguing in front of the Senate K-12 Committee that recess should be required in all elementary schools. (Steve is quoted in the article.) Steve posted a comment about his experience at the end of my latest diatribe about after
Emily Bittner Rules The Octagon
March 26, 2008
I just love to watch a good sparring match. I prefer mixed martial arts, but Emily Bittner (AZ Dems’ Communications Director) taking apart House Republican Spokeman Barrett Marson is nearly as fun—and almost as bloody. Of course, your view of who wins the this ep of Horizon’s One On One depends entirely on your sympathies
New Study Supports Comprehensive Sex Ed
March 26, 2008
by David Safier Awhile back I wrote about Napolitano turning down abstinence-only sex ed money from the feds. A few days ago, a commenter asked which other states had turned down the money. I couldn’t find an answer, until today, when I read about a new study that concluded students who had abstinence-only education were
