“Support Your Local Police”
February 19, 2008
by David Safier How times change! Way back in the 60s, when some police forces were using strongarm tactics to bust up anti-war demonstrations and memories of the horrendous use of local police in the south during the civil rights movement were still fresh, the counter-culture was not fond of the police. As a matter
Guns in Schools Push Continues
February 19, 2008
by David Safier The legislative proposal to allow guns in K-12 schools, community colleges and universities has moved into the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read the arguments pro and con in The Star and The Citizen. An interesting note: the university police chiefs don’t like the idea: The police chiefs of the three state universities, however,
Can Nuclear Power Make the U.S. More Energy Independent?
February 18, 2008
My friend Russell Lowes, a regular at Tucson’s Drinking Liberally, has started a blog, Safe Energy Analyst, in which he’s going to be writing regularly about issues surrounding the energy economy, emerging energy technologies and energy policy. I will be cross-posting many of his posts here at Blog For Arizona. I hope you’ll check out
The New GI Bill
February 18, 2008
by David Safier Joseph Galloway has an op ed in this morning’s Star, Today’s combat vets deserve new GI bill. According to Galloway: Sen. James Webb, D-Va., a Vietnam veteran, has been doggedly pursuing passage of a new GI Bill aimed at helping these new wartime veterans get that education by giving them much the
Shameless Self Promotion: “School Tales in 19th Century Literature”
February 17, 2008
by David Safier Two Sundays ago, I promoted the website, FreeRice.com. Last Sunday it was DailyLit.com. Today, in a blatant act of self promotion, I’m introducing you to a site I created, School Tales in 19th Century Literature. The site, very simply, is a collection of short stories, excerpts from novels and one essay by
U.S., Japan, India and Education
February 16, 2008
by David Safier The New York Times ran an article last month that caught my eye: Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India’s Schools. The article begins: Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, China and India. But even in this fad-obsessed nation, one
Guest Commentary by John Wright: Voucher Legislation in Arizona
February 16, 2008
The Arizona legislature is trying to damage public education again by introducing irresponsible legislation to create vouchers, all in the name of change or reform. Download a summary of Arizona education voucher bills this session. (PDF) In recent years "change" in education has been defined, by conservative proponents of vouchers, as providing a small percentage
Donna Edwards Defeat of Al Wynn Holds a Lesson for All GAGA Democrats
February 15, 2008
Progressive Democrat Donna Edwards knocked off 8-term incumbent Go-Along to Get-Along (GAGA) Democrat Al Wynn in Maryland’s 4th District. And it wasn’t a squeeky victory, it was a 60%-35% butt-thumping by Donna Edwards. The voters demonstrated that they were fed up with Democrats caving in to the Republican and corporate special interest agenda. They want
