Viva Los Suns!
by David Safier (exclusively for El Blog for Arizona) Los Suns put another one in the win column. Los Suns: playing for Phoenix, Arizona and the Human Raza.
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To teach ELL students, hire accented teachers
by David Safier (Exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) I haven't written about Tom Horne's decision to get rid of teachers whose English is heavily accented and possibly not grammatically correct. It's one of those stories that take a little time to wrap a post around, and I haven't had the time to do it … Read more
More on “Los Suns” story not rising to Star’s journalistic standards
by David Safier (Exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) The more I thought about the Star not running the Los Suns story, the more I realized how ridiculous it was. I'm leaning toward thinking it was a conscious decision, that someone said, "No, we're not running that damn story in the paper. End of discussion." … Read more
Mormons split on SB 1070
by David Safier Interesting questions are being raised among Mormons about SB 1070. Do they accept Russell Pearce's view that the anti-immigrant law adheres to the "12th Article of Faith, which says Mormons believe in 'obeying, honoring and sustaining the law'"? Or do they look at some of the more humane teachings of the church? … Read more
Go, Los Suns! All praise to the Suns’ players, managers
by David Safier I'm admit I'm not much of a sports fan, but I'm so proud of The Suns right now, I have chills. Not only did the players, led by Steve Nash, come out with a statement against SB 1070, and not only did the management agree, but the team plans to wear "Los … Read more