Brewer: “Please, Please don’t take away our All Star Game.”

by David Safier (Exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) The Accidental Guv sent out an email to her fans: Economic boycotts are an inappropriate and historically harmful response to an issue that deserves proper public debate and discussion. Inevitably, sports fans and teams all over the nation have developed an opinion on the passage of … Read more

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.

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

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