Larry Bodine

Larry is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ✍ 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. **

Galaxy of Stars Dazzling at Democratic Convention

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Here’s a winning recipe: start with the beautiful city of Chicago, add 4,000 pumped-up Democratic Delegates nationwide, add a star-studded cast of political orators – and you’ve got the Democratic National Convention. The excitement is so intense it measures on the Richter scale. After taking the new direct Southwest flight from Tucson to Chicago, I … Read more

The “Border Crisis” Only Exists in MAGA’s Propaganda and Lies!

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The “border crisis” exists only in the dark imagination of Republican officials. Along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant apprehensions have dropped to the lowest level since Biden took office. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, migrant crossings have declined every month for the past five months. Data showed migrant encounters declined from Texas to California. … Read more

Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race

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https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1815080881981190320 President Biden, 81, abandoned his bid for re-election and opened the 2024 presidential contest on July 21, 2024. He responded to pressure from his closest allies to drop out of the race amid deep concerns that he was too old and frail to defeat former President Donald J. Trump. After three weeks of refusals … Read more

School Vouchers Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget

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This excerpted article is by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Arizona’s voucher experiment has since precipitated a budget meltdown. This year, the state faced a $1.4 billion budget shortfall, much of which was a result of the new voucher spending, according to the Grand Canyon Institute, a local nonpartisan fiscal and economic policy … Read more

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