Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Pima County Republicans, with the assistance of certain individuals at the Arizona Daily Star, have tried to characterize the Tucson City Council as "dysfunctional" and leaderless. First of all, the hands-down winner for "dysfunctional" government in Arizona is the Maricopa County government, where everyone is suing everyone else, and the Sheriff and … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am a diehard baseball fan. I have not written about this season since opening day. Opening Day: For the Love of The Game But now it is the second season, playoff baseball for the ALCS and NLCS and World Series. October is the best baseball month of all. My hometown team … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Mayor of Tucson George Miller and former Tucson City Manager Luis G. Gutierrez teamed up to write this opinion which appeared today (shock!) in the Arizona Daily Star An irrational solution to a nonexistent problem: Proposition 200 seeks voter approval for a change to the Tucson Charter that would mandate the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Did you know the City of Tucson has a city council election this year? And that early vote-by-mail balloting begins this Thursday, October 8th? Have you seen any reporting about the candidates and their stances on the issues in the Arizona Daily Star? No? That is because there hasn't been any. The … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember how the American right seized upon the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 when a ragtag U.S. hockey team defeated the World Champion Soviet Union team and went on to win the gold medal at the Lake Placid, N.Y. Winter Olympics? Fans waved American flags and chanted "USA! USA! USA!" America was … Read more