A Call to Arms: Women unite for pay equity and fairness
January 13, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The House passed legislation this past Friday designed to strengthen the ability of workers to combat wage discrimination. House Launches New Labor Agenda With Wage Discrimination Bills The measure (HR 11), known as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Lily Ledbetter, pictured at right), is designed to reverse a 2007 Supreme Court
Friedman on teachers, education
January 12, 2009
by David Safier Tom Friedman infuriates me again and again when he writes about geopolitics, and especially the Middle East. But when his subjects are the environment and education, he may get a little utopian, but he can be right on the money in the direction he wants us to move. Sunday's op ed was
Drinking Liberally Silent Auction!
January 12, 2009
posted by Marlene Phillips Want to have fun and help the Community Food Bank at the same time? Come to The Shanty on 4th Ave. this Thursday evening and take part in Tucson Drinking Liberally's first-ever Silent Auction. We've heard President-Elect Barack Obama call for a Day of Service, and we know that now more than
Hide the women and children, the Leg is back in session!
January 12, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: “No Man’s life liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” Long attributed to Mark Twain and various other nationally prominent humorists, the quote is actually the invention of Judge Gideon Tucker, formerly of the New York legislature. It was appropriated by Mr. Clemens for his Twain persona. This
Comment on “Laptops” post
January 10, 2009
by David Safier I wrote yesterday about freshmen at Desert View and Sunnyside High School getting free laptops. As AZW88 commented at the end of the post, most of the money and equipment for this program has been donated, but he notes one prominent company which hasn't participated. Companies and organizations have donated tons of
Now this is surprising, and hopeful
January 10, 2009
by David Safier Listen to what John McCain said on Fox, according to Sam Stein, writing on Huffington Post: Reverting to the role of Republican foil that made him an unpopular figure for many conservatives, John McCain argued on Friday that historical circumstances should compel his GOP colleagues to work closely with Barack Obama. "There
This can’t be good for Arizona ELL
January 9, 2009
by David Safier The Arizona fight over ELL funding is going all the way to the Supremes. The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to step into a long-running lawsuit in Arizona over funding for services to English-language learners. The justices accepted appeals from legislative leaders and the state schools superintendent of lower-court rulings that Arizona
Laptops to high school freshmen
January 9, 2009
by David Safier Here's a story that feels good and probably is good. The long awaited day to give computers to freshmen at Desert View and Sunnyside High School arrived, and 505 students are now proud owners of brand spankin' new HP laptops. Here's how the program works. To earn a laptop, they had to
