David Safier by David Safier As BlueMeanie noted, the [Fools]Goldwater Institute is launching a suit against Brewer's Medicaid (AHCCCS) restoration plan, mainly because Team Antenori failed to gather enough signatures for its referendum drive to block the legislation. Antenori, meanwhile, is crowing about his victory, saying he's got the signatures of 80,000 people who will work to … Read more
by David Safier Star head/subhead in this morning's print edition: The rich got richer in 2012, study findsTop 1% earned nearly 20% of US household income The head for the online edition, which Google tells me was used by lots of papers — this AP story got plenty of ink — is "Richest 1 percent … Read more
by David Safier I'm doing my monthly Blogger Beat segment on the second half of the Buckmaster Show today. Likely topics: a discussion of my Tucson Weekly column advising Huppenthal to declare a truce with TUSD on the Culturally Relevant Curriculum; the toll high levels of stress takes on a child's (and an adult's) thinking … Read more
by David Safier TUSD's Manzo Elementary, which has received local and national recognition for it ecological education program, complete with rain water cisterns, vegetable gardens, chickens and tilapia, is featured in the current issue of Edible Baja Arizona. It's a good looking magazine with lots of interesting stuff. If you want to see the Manzo … Read more
by David Safier This is a question I'd never contemplated before reading a column in today's NY Times, and I'm throwing it out to any commenters who want to jump in. When you think of your favorite teacher, is the teacher male or female? You might throw in whether you considered her/him a younger or … Read more