by David Safier It's a pretty good headline: Obama: Health-care law already helping No real complaints about the Star headline for the AP story about the first positive effects of health care reform on families and businesses. But I was curious to see how other papers headlined the story. I found, other papers used the … Read more
by David Safier While tracking misleading headlines written by the Star's Creative Headline Writers, I've found more bad headlines about health care reform than any other topic. The publisher and editors of the Star must really hate that bill. The latest is in today's paper. Before I reveal the Star-created headline for the AP's fact … Read more
by David Safier I caught this on NPR around 8 this morning, so I don't have a transcript with the exact quotation. The story was about the police state anti-immigration bill awaiting Brewer's I'm-hoping-but-I-don't-have-much-hope veto. Senators were speaking from the floor before casting their votes. Al Melvin said, basically: This bill is about public safety. … Read more
by David Safier You gotta say, Arizona is developing a larger national reputation. We're no longer known only for our two craggy old monuments — the Grand Canyon and John McCain. Nope. We're making headlines for being the Deadbeat Dad State — no child support — and for our worst-in-the-nation deficits. Yesterday, we made my … Read more
by David Safier This is a bit late, but for anyone in the general Sahuarita area, Giffords will be talking about health care issues at 1pm Wednesday, at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 17750 S. La Canada Drive.