by David Safier Here is some very good news on the higher education front. Stanford University will not charge tuition to a student whose family earns less than $100,000 a year. Wait, it gets better. The college will waive the cost of room and board as well if the family earns less than $60,000. (The … Read more
by David Safier Good for the legislature. It moved a bill out of the House K-12 Committee that says schools can’t cut PE and the arts to make room for the increased requirements in math and science. (AZ House panel OKs PE and arts school bill) For once I agree with state School Superintendent Tom … Read more
by David Safier A few days ago I posted about the new GI Bill Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va) has been pushing (The New GI Bill). I’ve been meaning to post a comment by Jeff Latas but kept putting it off. Jeff, for those who don’t know him, is a retired Air Force Lt. Col. who … Read more
by David Safier Usually, the headline of this post would be as obvious as “Aboud Supports Napolitano.” But Democratic State Senator Paula Aboud was quoted in an earlier article saying she thought, maybe it was OK for teachers to carry guns, but not students. Aboud wrote an op ed in today’s Star (Guns would add … Read more
by David Safier How times change! Way back in the 60s, when some police forces were using strongarm tactics to bust up anti-war demonstrations and memories of the horrendous use of local police in the south during the civil rights movement were still fresh, the counter-culture was not fond of the police. As a matter … Read more