by David SafierSteve Gall is for more exercise for kids. I'm for more exercise for kids. And Tom Horne is for more exercise for kids as well. "If I could require them to be physically active, I would," [Horne] said. "In the meantime, we have to give them a good attitude toward it." [snip] The … Read more
by David Safier Here's a great blog for people like me who yell at signs when they're driving. I try not to do it when I'm walking down the street. People tend to stare. Visit the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks and see signs from all over with those I-don't-know-what-the-hell-I'm-doing quotes. Once my local market … Read more
by David SafierA recent post on Kos written by a guy who grew up in Princeton, NJ, but didn't go to Princeton U. sheds light on Sotomayor's stay there. Bottom line: she had what it took to succeed at Princeton, and she succeeded, enriching herself and the university in the process. But she didn't have … Read more
by David SafierRegular BfA reader and commenter Steve Gall is, for lack of a better term, a recess freak. He worked on legislation to make recess mandatory in elementary schools in Arizona that came close to passing in the 2008 session (I think I've got that right). But he's not just a talker. He puts … Read more
by David SafierIf you read Howard Fischer's article in this morning's Star about Arizona having to borrow $131 million because the feds are holding back stim money, you were probably as confused as I was. It was a "He said, She said, She won't talk" story. He, Dean Martin, said the fed is stiffing Arizona … Read more