Vigils for victims of shooting

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Arizona Daily Star: FRIDAY • Candlelight vigil and food drive When: 6 p.m. Where: In front of Emily Gray Junior High and Tanque Verde High School, 4201 N. Melpomene Way. Donate: Each participant is asked to bring a can of food or other nonperishable food items for the Community Food … Read more

Notice: Bipartisan Press Conference Today

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bipartisan press conference today at 3:00 p.m. at the Old Pima County Courthouse Building. RSVP to David Higuera at strongeraz@gmail.com. Note: www.StrongerAZ.com will launch Jan 14th.  

Legislators and guns in public buildings

by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Slightly obscured by the hubbub of the week was the fact that at least one legislator, Sen. Lori Klein (R-LD6), had a firearm in her possession on the floor of the House during the Governor's speech on Monday. From the Arizona Republic, written by Mary Jo Pitzl – … Read more

Stephen Colbert: The Word – Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Angriness

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "If incendiary rhetoric isn't connected to the Arizona tragedy, it logically follows that it must be good — for ratings." Colbert mocks the "Palin Pity Party" video. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Angriness www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political … Read more

Gabe Zimmerman Scholarship Funds established

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jonathan Klein, a partner in a San Francisco law firm, and Alex Clemens, a former political aide in the first Clinton administration, both alumni of Gabriel Zimmerman's alma mater, the University of California at Santa Cruz, have set up a scholarship fund in his honor for a student who shares his passion for public service. … Read more