by David Safier This is the first of what will be a series of posts about Arizona’s Charter Schools, and more specifically about Arizona’s online charter schools, also known as “Cyber Schools.” The question I’m trying to answer for myself is, Should a Cyber School, with no building and no daily classroom meetings of staff … Read more
Posted by: AzBlueMeanie Sen. Barack Obama has denounced and disowned his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The Washington Post in an editorial Parting With the Pastor – washingtonpost.com concluded that “we don’t see how anyone can question his commitment to transcending old racial battles and finding common ground. The Rev. Wright doesn’t speak for … Read more
By Jeff Latas One of the units of the 82nd Airborne returned back to Fort Bragg earlier this month. Most of us would expect them to receive a hero’s welcome back to their base in North Carolina after a 15 month deployment. Of the 31 soldiers, 20 had been involved in Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) … Read more
by Mickey Duniho When SB1557 was first passed in 2006, Pima County’s attorney told the Board of Supervisors that it would be illegal for them to do a hand-count of the September Primary Election because the new law had not been completely approved by the US Justice Department. Despite a last-minute plea the day before … Read more
by David Safier I got off one shot before my camera went bad. It was a Tucson Media Circus out there last night. Here are a few bits and pieces I didn’t have time to write about, including some thoughts about the whole process from Mark Stegeman, who is running for School Board. • The … Read more