by David SafierTUSD board member Mark Stegeman gave me a letter Tom Horne sent out in early May of this year. The gist is, every school district has to comply with the ELL Structured English Immersion model implemented in 2008. Horne's tone is harsh, to say the least. NO EXEMPTIONS FROM FULL COMPLIANCE WITH SEI … Read more
by David SafierI posted earlier about Pastor Steven Anderson saying in a sermon titled, Why I Hate Barack Obama, I'd like Barack Obama to melt like a snail tonight. Because he needs to recompense, he needs to reap what he's sown. You see, any Christian will tell you that someone who commits murder should get … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week the Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die to give the Accidental Governor an additional ten days to negotiate a budget agreement more to her liking after the GOP insane clown posse leadership gave up and sent her nearly the identical budget she vetoed as "fatally flawed" on July 1. The Accidental … Read more
by David SafierThis is one of those labor-of-love stories. A New Orleans drummer has started a music program, The Roots of Music, for local kids. They pay nothing and get instruments, instruction, participation in the band and academic tutoring. He says he has 100 students enrolled and 400 on a waiting list. Music has a … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) represented not only the state of Massachusetts, but he was the champion for millions of Americans who are without a voice and an advocate in Washington, D.C.: the poor, the disabled, the sick, the forgotten. He was America's Senator. The Lion of the Senate has departed us, … Read more