Rachel Maddow Show visiting Tucson on Tuesday
Posted by Craig McDermott From The MaddowBlog – Advertisement We're taking Maddow Blog on the road this week. On Tuesday, we'll wrap up a day of reporting on the Arizona border with a TRMS watch party in Tucson, Arizona, in the Hotel Congress Tap Room. It gets lonely on the road, so please come on … Read more
A good news local public school story
by David Safier There's a wonderful story in today's Star about Principal Ray Chavez and Apollo Middle School in the Sunnyside district, and the positive changes since he took over a few years ago. The story is so glowing, it almost sounds too good to be true, but I'm going to take it on face … Read more
Update: Payday Paton dot.com
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I was out and about on Saturday, I noticed some new campaign signs had sprouted up: "PaydayPaton.com," strategically placed near campaign signs for Jonathan Paton. From the Arizona Democratic Party: Payday Paton now on social media: CD8 Republican candidate Jonathan Paton refuses to tell voters about his past as a payday-lending … Read more
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The big buzz in blog publishing right now is "Social Media Optimization" – which just means letting your social circle know what you are reading and enjoying. We here at BlogForArizona would like to ask for your recommendation. See that "Become a Fan" item on the top of the left sidebar? Great! Just click the "Like" … Read more
The “mythology of fear” about social security
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Daily Kos has been posting a series of blog posts by several authors over the past few months about the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform ("Deficit Commission"), which they have sarcastically dubbed the Catfood Commission. The purpose of this commission, as with all commissions, is to give the new … Read more
The GOP’s Flimflam Man
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recently told the Washington press corps that the Party of No would roll out its plan for governance "in late September." This would be just days before early voting begins in many states, including Arizona (October 7). The media villagers and Beltway bloviators accepted this lie at … Read more
New language for the anti-union ballot question
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted (with a few minor changes in form, but not content) from Random Musings As everyone who pays attention to such things already knows, the Arizona Legislature will start a special session on Monday, one that is devoted not to balancing the budget (which is *balanced* right now, if you consider wishful … Read more
