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. **

Defiant ACLU Has a 3-Part Plan to Obstruct Trump

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Note: I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU. “We are Donald Trump’s biggest nightmare,” said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director. The ACLU has 2,200 staff and lawyers in 50 states. “We are the American Civil Liberties Union, and we’re not moving to Canada,” Romero said in a recent online Town Hall. “So, rest … Read more

Sick of the News? Get Funny Times instead for only $20.

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Are you like me? I’m sick of the daily river of outrage from reading the news. I’m busy canceling newsletters, podcasts and tip sheets. Instead, I’ve infused my political news with joy by subscribing to the Funny Times Newspaper. For nearly 40 years, Funny Times has been the nation’s leading cartoon and humor newspaper, both … Read more

Abortion Rights Measure Prop 139 Passes with Broad Support

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This article is reprinted from the Arizona Mirror. Arizona made abortion a constitutionally protected right, in a move that sends a strong rebuke to the state’s GOP legislative majority, most of which backed a near-total ban earlier this year.  Support for Proposition 139, the Arizona Abortion Access Act, overwhelmingly outweighs opposition. With about half of … Read more

Six Myths Behind the Fallacy of a “Border Crisis”

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This is an edited article by Gloria Rebecca Gomez of the Arizona Mirror. Yes, the country needs comprehensive immigration reform. But the persistent Republican disinformation that there is a “border crisis” has no basis in reality. Instead, there has been a sharp decline in migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border in 2024. The truth is … Read more

Republicans’ Arizona Ground Game Goes Missing

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I canvassed recently for the Democratic Party and noticed something unusual. On a voter’s door, I found a homemade photocopy of a typed-up Republican candidate list left by the local GOP precinct committee person. In contrast, the Democratic team sent me out with glossy, full-color campaign literature printed on heavy stock paper. I was working … Read more

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