Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again to update candidate filings. The dance card is almost full. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx The Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed Ted Vogt to the District 30 House seat vacated by "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori, whom they appointed to the District 30 Senate … Read more
by David Safier The long wait is over. I can now declare officially, According to The Goldwater Institute, Bus Drivers are Bureaucrats. Also maintenance workers and food service workers. They're bureaucrats too. And equally officially, Teachers are not bureaucrats. How do I know? G.I.'s Matthew Ladner tells me so. Ladner says, since there are a … Read more
by David Safier Jim Nintzel of the Weekly has a way of asking follow up questions when a politician utters a sound byte, pursuing the glittering generality until the pol is forced to place it in a real world setting. Jonathan Paton was Nintzel's latest victim. Paton, who generally has great political instincts, found himself … Read more
by David Safier I'm pleased to see the Star editorial picked up on Al Melvin's statement in the Explorer suggesting schools save money by using convict labor. The editorial wasn't kind to Cap'n Al. There are thousands of good reasons for school districts not to consider inmate labor – kids. It's one thing to clean … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: An instant Daily Show classic! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c