Star Healthcare Headline Train Wreck

by David Safier Does Star owner Lee Enterprises stand to lose money under the new health care legislation? It sure looks that way from the paper's coverage of the health care story. Will Lee have to offer better health care coverage for its employees or something? (By the way, I have no information about Lee … Read more

Humphries: Maybe Dems vandalized Giffords’ office

by David Safier As I already wrote this morning, The Star's paper edition did everything it could to downplay the vandalism of Giffords' office. The Star's online edition, however, ran a story with a photo. That's where I first learned of the story. Now we have another online story, this time from Bodfield in the … Read more

“The right thing to do”

by David Safier From now until November, I hope to hear Democrats repeat variations of the phrase, "Let's do it because it's the right thing to do." Today's example: Terry Goddard's press release asking Jan Brewer to join him in reviving KidsCare. Because, "Abandoning children is immoral; Arizona must do the right thing." Here's the … Read more

Giffords’ office vandalized

by David Safier At 2:40 am, Giffords' Tucson office was vandalized. At 2:40 a.m., just a few hours after staff left the building after the late-night vote, the alarm system went off, said spokesman C.J. Karamargin. The panel to the front door and the glass panel alongside it were smashed out. The perpetrator likely had … Read more