Larry Bodine

Larry is an articulate and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ★★ Sign up for my occasional newsletter at Bit.ly/LBNow. ★★ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎▼ Scroll down to see my articles below. ▼

DOJ Says “Seashell Indictment” Only Applies to Comey. But It’s OK for Everyone Else to say “86 47”

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Todd Blanche, the bimbo acting Attorney General, made himself a laughingstock by issuing the “Seashell Indictment” against James Comey, the former FBI Director. Then Blanche made himself look stupider by adding that it’s OK for ordinary folks to arrange seashells that spell out “84-47.” The bartenders at the 1920’s speakeasy Chumley’s in New York, who … Read more

LD18 Democrats Blast GOP Budget as “Corporations First, Arizona Last”

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At a packed gathering in LD18, state Sen. Priya Sundareshan and Reps. Nancy Gutierrez and Chris Mathis delivered a blunt message: Republicans are prioritizing corporations, gutting public education, and leaving Arizona families behind. Gutierrez set the tone, torching the GOP spending plan unveiled after more than 100 days of delay. “It is a corporations-first, data-centers-first, … Read more

“Prior Authorization” Makes Medicare Patients Sicken and Die

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While America’s largest insurance companies rake in tens of billions in profits, they are simultaneously forcing doctors to beg for permission to treat patients—patients who are often elderly, vulnerable, and running out of time. To make it worse, the federal government actually expanded the use of prior authorization this year. Billions in profits—built on delays … Read more

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