Arizona: the “Dear Abby” state?

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by David Safier Conservatives complain about the Nanny State, but I guess the Dear Abby State is OK by them. HB 2650 would increase the waiting time for a divorce by 4 months, to give couples a chance to reconcile their differences. HB 2650 was written by the Center for Arizona Policy, which gets involved … Read more

Cheryl Cage: Melvin Launches Own War on Poverty, Attacks the Poor

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Cheryl Cage, Democratic candidate for state senate in LD26: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Melvin Launches Own War on Poverty, Attacks the Poor State Sen. Al Melvin has joined a Legislative effort to micromanage the people who've been knocked out of work during the worst job market in generations. Melvin has … Read more

Frank Antenori has an anger management problem

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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 … Read more

This comment made my morning

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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 … Read more

Arne Duncan: Don’t teach to the test

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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 … Read more