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. **

Pima Democrats Boycott Fairgrounds Because of Gun Show

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The Pima County Democratic Party has voted not to exhibit at the Pima County Fairgrounds, because it makes a profit from gun sales. The executive committee of the party voted 17 to 7 against getting an exhibit table at the county fair. The Pima County Democratic platform states, “Therefore, we support the work to Implement … Read more

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Tucson Police Chief Calls for Gun Background Checks and Red Flag Laws

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Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said it’s time to enact common-sense gun safety laws to Arizona, including red flag laws, universal background checks and closing the gun show loophole. “Do people need to be carrying high capacity weapons and weapons of war as a means of protection? Let’s get real – we’re talking about major … Read more

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The Day of Reckoning is Coming for the National Debt

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By Robert Musselwhite My name is Bob Musselwhite and I am running for the U. S. Congress as a Democrat.  I want to thank the Blog for Arizona for running these comments expanding from my platform. This commentary involves the planned increase in the national debt contained in the President’s proposed budget.  I am opposed … Read more

Dem Prosecutor Candidates Reject Prison Time for Minor Drug Offenses

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Democratic candidates running for Pima County Attorney are united in opposition to the death penalty and to prosecuting low-level nonviolent drug users. It was a rebuke of the policies of current County Attorney Barbara LaWall, whose harsh policies against minor drug users and in favor of the death penalty have dominated the office led for … Read more

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GOP Trots Out 6 Extreme Candidates at Secret CD2 Forum

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At a secret forum in a private club, the Pima County Republican Party held a forum for 6 GOP candidates for Congressional District 2 in Tucson, where Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick is the incumbent. The Blog for Arizona obtained a 2-hour audio recording of the closed event, so that the public can hear about the candidates’ … Read more

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