Now, more than ever in these potentially times for state and local coffers, it is vital to get the Invest in Ed Citizens initiative on the 2020 November 3 Ballot. If passed by the voters in the coming elections, this initiative would: “Generate about $940 million in additional funding for the state’s schools by charging … Read more
The tragic unnecessary death of George Floyd is the latest in a long line of police brutality injustices against African Americans. Warning: The below video may contain footage inappropriate for younger viewers. There is no justification for the police officer, who had three fellow law enforcement policemen beside him to back him up in case … Read more
With the nation, unfortunately, crossing the threshold of 100,000 fatalities due to the Coronavirus, Joe Biden delivered a short address to the American People, expressing condolences and attempting to comfort grieving families and friends who have lost loved ones. Speaking from the heart and experience (remember he has lost one wife, daughter, and son in … Read more
From an email from local organizer Bonnie Poulos regarding the Campus Farms Neighborhood Association. Reprinted with permission. -Michael Bryan, editor BACKGROUND: Not since the late 1990s, when a developer on the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) asked the University to look into the economics of selling off the Campbell Ave Farm, has the Campus Farm been … Read more
The Arizona Unemployment System, as this writer wrote earlier on May 5, 2020, is “broken and needs to be fixed.” Nothing has really changed in the last 22 days. As Laurie Roberts of AZ Central commented in a piece on May 26, 2020: “More than 600,000 Arizonans have applied for unemployment this spring, nearly 25,000 … Read more