James E. Lamb, Jr.: What I Learned Running Ephraim Cruz’s LD 29 Campaign
October 2, 2008
Editor: I asked James to reflect on his experience running a local legislative race, this is the report he filed. By James E. Lamb, Jr. Make no mistake – Tucson Democrats rejected my candidate, Ephraim Cruz. Out of seven candidates, Mr. Cruz won sixth place, only ahead of the nonexistent campaign of Gil Guerra. Yet
TODAY BEGINS ELECTION DAY – VOTE NOW TO TAKE BACK AMERICA
October 2, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Early Voting begins today, Thursday October 2, 2008. TODAY BEGINS ELECTION DAY – do not wait, get yourself to an early voting site or vote early by mail and VOTE NOW TO TAKE BACK AMERICA. I want you to take your family members, your friends and your neighbors with you to vote
Phoenix Pol Runs Campaigns for Southern AZ Conservative Candidates
September 29, 2008
by David Safier What do Al Melvin, Marilyn Zerull and David Gowan have in common? A few things, actually. They’re extreme right wing Republican candidates running for the state legislature, two in LD-26 (Melvin, Senate and Zerull, House) and one in LD-30 (Gowan, House). And their campaign consultant, strategy guru, flyer designer and talking point
Is Thackery Following the 2008 Race?
September 29, 2008
by David Safier Last night, as I was reading William Makepeace Thackery’s Vanity Fair (Give me a break! I’m a retired English teacher, OK? And the last time I read it was as a high school junior. Good book, by the way), I came across a passage that’s as true of today’s political scene as
Do You Haiku?
September 28, 2008
by David Safier Get your haiku on Palin and/or McCain published in The Nation. Really. People For the American Way is looking for some great haikus about John McCain and Sarah Palin! Three winners will have their haikus published in the Nation magazine. Other prizes will be announced. Ten finalists will be chosen and then
Mr. Number Asks: Does the State Give AZVA Too Much Money?
September 25, 2008
by David Safier NOTE: You can read all my posts on the topic of AZVA, K12 Inc. and outsourcing here. If you only want to read one post, this is the one that pulls most of the threads together. (TASL) Arizona Virtual Academy is a charter school that educates its students online, yet it gets
Bad Economy May Increase Number of New Teachers
September 22, 2008
by David Safier Today’s college students looking at the shaky economy may be rethinking their fast-buck career plans and looking for something a little less risky. Jobs in the private sector that looked pretty good a few weeks ago are being cut right and left. If you’re hoping to find an economic safe haven, you
The Real First Dude
September 21, 2008
by David Safier Contrary to media reports, Todd Palin is not the First Dude. Well, maybe, grammatically, when you capitalize both the F and the D, making it an official title, he qualifies — in his own mind, at least. But the true first Dude, as in, the Dude who came first, is Jeff Bridges
