The Grijalva interview, Part 4: His Run for Reelection

by David Safier This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rep. Raúl Grijalva in his D.C. office on Thursday, December 8 (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.). I smoothed out some phrases for continuity, occasionally added a word or phrase in brackets for clarity and removed a few tangential discussions. Otherwise, … Read more

Scarping goes national

by David Safier I'd heard buzz about this, but now I know it's true, 'cause I read it in the Star's Political Notebook. Daniel Scarpinato is moving up, from the spokesman for the Republicans in the State House to the regional communications officer for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Daniel has been a friend of … Read more