by David Safier This isn't fair, I know. It's a single incident. But for me, it's the whole Republican "I care so much about children and poor people" song and dance wrapped up in a pretty little package with a bow on top. Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) runs the Frontier Foundation. It's been around for … Read more
by David Safier I went to the "Listening and Learning" meeting with Grijalva and Arne Duncan this morning at Ochoa Elementary. Something like 20 local educational heavy hitters — superintendents, other district staff, college ed profs, etc. — sat at a round table with Grijalva and Duncan. Mainly, the local people talked while Duncan listened … Read more
by David Safier I was going to let Matthew Ladner's Monday morning G.I. email slide. It looked pretty reasonable to me at first glance. Then someone told me to take a closer look, and showed me where to look. Oops. Foolish me. Ladner questions a Republic article's figure for the number of private school students … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a public forum on Monday, October 19, 2009 on the City of Tucson ballot propositions. Speakers for and against the propositions will present their cases. Here are my brief descriptions of the propositions: Prop. 400 "Home Rule Option" – seeks to allow the City of … Read more
This is what you should be watching. The WarningTuesday, October 20, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS In the devastating aftermath of the economic meltdown, FRONTLINE sifts through the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have gone much differently. Looking back into the 1990s, veteran FRONTLINE … Read more