by David SafierI finally got around to reading Steve Farley's email, posted below by Blue Meanie. It's a depressing document if ever there was one. It reads like that old joke where someone is consoling a friend about his recent round of bad luck. "Look on the bright side, my friend, it could always be … Read more
by David SafierCNBC has its 2008 rankings of states for businesses. Arizona comes in number 12 overall. How do our neighboring states rank? Texas is number 1, and Utah is number 3. New Mexico is at 38, and Nevada is way, way down at 45. Arizona, then, ranks pretty well, despite the howlings of the … Read more
by David SafierOK, this is a tough one. There are so many on-the-other-hands here, I'm running out of hands. The Obama administration took aim on Thursday at state laws — adopted after heavy teachers’ union lobbying — barring the use of student achievement data to evaluate teacher performance. The federal Department of Education proposed rules … Read more
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