Campaign Sign Snark 2010: John Huppenthal

By Jenn For many voters, their first and most viceral exposure to a candidate is via the campaign signs posted on street corners and abandoned lots. These signs are the face of a campaign, and are responsible for generating a voter's first impression of a candidate. Campaign Sign Snark is an ongoing feature that will comment exclusively … Read more

Arizona’s Privatizing Public Safety Fail

By Michael Bryan  As we have been watching over the past several days, an entirely preventable tragedy has been delivered courtesy of the for-profit incarceration industry. Three murderers escaped a profit-center prison in northern Arizona and two of them apparently went on an interstate rampage.  The result has been the tragic death of two innocent … Read more

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 The big buzz in blog publishing right now is "Social Media Optimization" – which just means letting your social circle know what you are reading and enjoying. We here at BlogForArizona would like to ask for your recommendation.  See that "Become a Fan" item on the top of the left sidebar? Great! Just click the "Like" … Read more

A Battle Abrewing Over Birthright Citizenship

This is Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce. He LITERALLY hates babies. I'm really not sure if this is pure political saber-rattling or a genuine debate the GOP is looking to engage in, but earlier this week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined other top Republicans in raising the question of birthright citizenship. The whole debate … Read more