David Gordon

Living in Arizona since his family moved to Tempe from New York in 1982, David Gordon has three degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Phoenix in History, Political Science, and Secondary School Administration. A highly qualified Social Studies instructor and Certified School Principal, Mr. Gordon owned his own charter school, Grand Canyon College Preparatory Academy from 1997-2016. The school served students in grades 6-12 in the East Valley of Maricopa County. Many of the graduates of GCP earned college credit for free while still attending high school, some completing the first year of college before graduating. Among the speakers at the school's graduations were noted figures in Arizona Politics like Harry Mitchell, David Schweikert, Juan Mendes, Andrew Sherwood, and John Huppenthal. Mr. Gordon also participated in the revisions of the Arizona History and Social Studies standards. In January 2017, Mr. Gordon started the political blog Twenty-First Century Progressive Bull Moose. It has a global following and routinely comments on the political events of the day. Mr. Gordon also helps administer the Facebook page Living Blue in Arizona. He is also a science fiction writer and has just completed two series. The first one, Jigsaw: Beginnings, Warheads, and Full Circle. All are available on Amazon. The second Jigsaw Series: History's Forgotten: Parts One, Two, and Three are also out on Amazon. The seventh book, Jigsaw: Powder Keg should be released in November 2023. Mr. Gordon is very happy to be asked to join the Blog for Arizona team and hopes to spread the progressive word to make Arizona a better place for everyone.

The Arizona State Unemployment System is Broken and Needs to be Fixed

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Close to half a million people, mostly because of the Coronavirus, have filed for unemployment protection. Some have not seen their first payment. Approximately 175,000 of these people, because they had to leave their job for health reasons or because they were contractors/gig workers are waiting to receive their first check. Why? Because the Arizona … Read more

Dr. Donna Michaels wants to Reinvigorate the Rural Verde Valley for the Twenty First-Century

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The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors oversees the cities and towns of Bridgeport, Chino Valley, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Dewey-Humboldt, Jerome, Perkinsville, Prescott, Sedona, Verde Santa Fe, Verde Village, and the Village of Oak Creek. Doctor Donna Michaels, a candidate for District Three on the Yavapai Board this year, wants to take a build-up approach to reinvigorate … Read more

Sean Hannity may be the Angel of the Coronavirus

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A recent study by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago that focused on Coronavirus Coverage on the Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson nightly shows on Fox News found that 30 percent of the viewers who watched the misinformation about the severity of COVID 19 displayed on the Hannity program during the first … Read more