Weekend at the McCain Ranch

by David Safier After a long week on the campaign trail, John moseyed back to his ranch to knock the dust off his boots. He fell to pondering the recent Supreme Court decision that made his pal the President so angry. Looks like John got a little riled up hisself.

Citizen, Star Take on Horne

by David Safier Horne: Butt out of local schools, La Raza program. Horne must stop grandstanding on ethnic studies. Those are the editorial headlines in the Friday Citizen and the Saturday Star. And so, for the second time this week, I find myself praising our dailies’ editorials, which, I have to say, is not my … Read more

Tom Horne’s$6.4 Million Giveaway

by David Safier (TASL) The Arizona Department of Education mistakenly gave Cyber Charter Schools a total of $6.4 million in extra funding. According to two sources I spoke with at the Dept of Ed, Tom Horne decided the schools can keep the money. They don’t have to return a penny of the $6.4 million to … Read more

Desperately Seeking Teachers

by David Safier (TASL) The Vail School District needs teachers — 34, to be exact — and they’re asking the community, please, help us find them. “I am writing to ask you to help us fill those positions with high quality people,” [Superintendent Calvin] Baker said. “Most of the best teachers we hire do not … Read more