by David Safier I spent Friday morning at Picacho Peak. It was lovely. The wildflowers in clumps amid the cactus were a treat. Poppies are plentiful, lupines (the blue flowers) less so, and the small yellow brittlebush flowers were not open yet. They say that the flower show will fade soon if we don’t get … Read more
If you haven’t seen the 3rd part of the BBC’s "The Power of Nightmares," which details the invention of Al Qaeda as a vast terrorist network, you should see it:
The selection of district level delegates will take place on March 15th in each of Arizona’s Congressional Districts. It’s time to make plans to attend or prepare your proxy, if you are a Precinct Committeeperson.
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The Tucson Citizen notes that Dick can still draw a pension, even if convicted, because his crimes were committed prior to passage of the most recent Democratic ethics reform bill. If he had any shame… it’s impossible finish that thought, as he so clearly doesn’t. As Dick hangs on to his seat, it seems that … Read more
Service Employee International Union won the right to represent County employees when the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved their representation last April. Nearly a year on and the County Administrator has continually dragged his feet on a ‘Meet and Confer’ process, throwing up numerous procedural roadblocks and legal hurdles in an effort to avoid direct … Read more