The Dead, the University and the Pope

by David Safier This post is a bit of a stretch, but it’s Sunday, which is my Day of Stretch. Optional headline: Secular Meets Scholarly Meets Sacred. First, the Secular Meets Scholarly part. The Grateful Dead “will donate a cache of their papers, posters and props on Thursday to the University of California, Santa Cruz, … Read more

Crunch Time for Tucson School Closings

by David Safier Unless the TUSD School Board decides to “consider” the issue of school closings one more time, Tuesday should be the big night for Ochoa, Corbett, Wrightstown and Rogers elementary schools. The Board is scheduled to vote on the school closure issue at its 7pm meeting (1010 E. 10th St., for anyone interested … Read more

On the Ground in Philadelphia, Day 2

by David Safier Here’s your at-the-scene correspondent, giving you the news from Philadelphia. Last night I ate at a 5-star restaurant. Washed my scampi down with a $300 cabernet. God, it’s great to be on the Blog for Arizona expense account! I’ll give you the receipts when I get back, Mike. (Mike? Are you there, … Read more

On the Ground in Philadelphia

by David Safier I’m in Philly visiting family and working on the Obama campaign. Does any other Arizona blog have a correspondent right here where the action is? I don’t think so! (Mike, you said you’d pay my expenses, right? Mike? Are you there, Mike?) I took the photo at around 3:30 Philly Time in … Read more