Michael Bryan John Thrasher is a musician and a career educator. Now he wants to serve his community in Congress. He and his wife Jackie have two grown children, and John now teaches elementary school bands in his retirement throughout the Deer Valley district. John seeks the Democratic nomination (see his primary opponent, Dr. Chat’s interview) to … Read more
Nathan Sproul, in case you didn’t know, is The Enemy. Formerly the head of the Arizona Christian Coalition and executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, Sproul is often called Arizona’s Karl Rove. Sproul runs the political consulting firm Sproul and Associates, and works closely with Lee Petitions. He is ‘regional president’ of Voyager Learning, … Read more
This Thursday, beginning at 6pm, Liberals can be found Drinking yet again at the Shanty, downtown at 4th Ave. and 9th St. by the underpass. Bring your friends and folk and come on down and join us. If you haven’t yet, please join our low-volume announcement only email listserv to be notified or all our … Read more
We here in Arizona seldom have the thrill and satisfaction of being named tops in anything, except maybe average daily temperature. So, it is a real treat when we are recognized as being the best. In this case, the reason for our being so honored is one of our Congressmen, Dick Renzi of District 1. … Read more
With ethics and corruption charges felling leaders in Congress, it might be informative to take a look at the less-than-respectable sources of campaign financing in Arizona’s crop of Congressional races. The bottom of a dirty money barrel has got to be the criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Surely, no one in Arizona took money from Abramoff’s … Read more