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. **

Trump Plans Military Invasion of Chicago, My Home Town

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Trump is planning to send thousands of National Guard members and active-duty soldiers to invade Chicago, a Democratic city with 2.7 million residents. As a person who lived and worked in Chicago for 35 years, I can say this is an egregious outrage that must be met with outright hostility. This is a horrific exercise … Read more

Arizona Secretary of State to Dems: Fight Like Champions or Keep Losing

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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes declared that Democrats have become “soft losers” who need to abandon their “warm and fuzzy” approach and start fighting like champions. “We are not being authentic, we’re not being honest, and we’re not actually fighting,” Fontes said, pointing to nationwide voter registration drops among Democrats as evidence of the … Read more

Torture and Horrific Conditions Under Trump’s Mass Deportations

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Immigration attorney Margo Cowan painted a stark picture of escalating enforcement tactics and human rights violations, describing the current situation for undocumented immigrants as “horrific.” Cowan, who leads the immigrant advocacy organization Keep Tucson Together, detailed several disturbing incidents – including torture — that illustrate the cruelty of the current crackdown. She spoke recently at … Read more

Youth Activist David Hogg Says Dems Need Competitive Primaries and Better Funding for Young Candidates

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David Hogg, the Parkland shooting survivor turned political activist, delivered a pointed critique of the Democratic Party’s leadership structure, arguing that the party must embrace a younger generation of voters to remain relevant and effective. He spoke at a virtual town hall hosted by Civic Engagement Beyond Voting (CEBV) on August 12, 20215. Millennials and … Read more

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