Misuse of state funds at North Star Charter
August 15, 2009
by David Safier [Note: North Star Charter is in Phoenix. I forgot to mention that in the post.] When I wrote about a hostile takeover of North Star Charter High School which occurred in April of this year, I promised there would be more to follow. There is more, much more, concerning the misuse of
How not to write a headline
August 15, 2009
by David SafierThe Star has put together some misleading headlines in the past — lots of them, actually — but this is close to their worst. If you watched Obama's town meeting yesterday or any of the news coverage, you probably saw his exchange with a questioner who began by saying he was an NRA
Tuition tax credits committee gets Republican members
August 14, 2009
by David SafierThis promises to be interesting. A few days after D legislators held a news conference announcing the formation of a committee to take a closer look at tax credits and inviting Rs to join, a few Rs actually agreed. Why? There are all kinds of possible answers. Maybe they were actually a bit
Whole Foods not for whole health care
August 14, 2009
by David SafierJohn Mackey is the CEO and founder of Whole Foods. Apparently, he's not at all fond of what the Dems are doing by way of health care legislation. He thinks it goes too far. In a Wall Street Journal op ed, he begins with this quote from Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism
More About Trolls
August 14, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Sunday I posted a piece Do not feed the trolls (DNFTT) explaining that Blog for Arizona has had a rash of Trolls of late. At that time, specifically Nobama and Robert. As I explained, "Trolls are primarily interested in hijacking a web site through its comment page." Trolls have no respect
Arizona Supreme Court: Legislature Violated The Arizona Constitution
August 13, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is news? The Arizona Supreme Court today expanded on it's June 23 ruling regarding transmittal of the state budget to the Governor. State's high court weighs in on bills held from governor: The Arizona Supreme Court ordered Thursday that the Legislature immediately relinquish to the governor all bills that have received
Cautionary charter school tales from elsewhere
August 13, 2009
by David SafierWe don't know much about what's happening in charter schools here in Arizona, because they're unregulated and unmonitored. To make an analogy to the semi-regulated world of high finance, some charters are certainly solid institutions that are working in the best interests of their "investors" — the students and their parents. But there
Health Care Coalition Ad
August 13, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A new coalition called Americans for Stable Quality Care — which includes the American Medical Association, PhRMA, and groups like SEIU and FamiliesUSA — will launch their first pro-reform ad later today as part of an August recess campaign that's expected to cost $12 million. The ad will run in districts of
