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Condom ed in Kyrene Middle Schools
April 30, 2009
by David SafierThe first few paragraphs from this strange and interesting article in the Republic. Kyrene middle schoolers will learn about the condom next spring as part of a new health curriculum the district's governing board adopted on Tuesday. Seventh and eighth graders will be taught about condoms in an expanded health curriculum that will
Brewer at UA Thursday, 9:30am
April 30, 2009
by David SafierRidiculously late notice, but I just got this last night. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will be attending the Board of Regents meeting at the UA as Regents will vote on the largest tuition increase in Arizona history! Come show her and the Regents what $1280, $1100, and $422 mean to you! 9:30am at
An email sent to teachers in the Gilbert Public Schools
April 29, 2009
by David SafierThe Gilbert Public Schools Superintendent sent an email to teachers about what he calls "potential budget adjustments." I'm sure similar emails are going out in districts around the state. These are the stories behind the much-publicized pink slips we hear about in the news — ways to trim costs, which could save teaching
What happened to Arizona’s Health Crisis Fund?
April 29, 2009
by David SafierA news release from the Democratic Caucus in the state house says the funding to deal with health crises like the swine flu was wiped out by the 2009 budget cuts: A state law requiring a Health Crisis Fund specifically created to combat emergency epidemics like the Swine Flu, was eliminated in the
Mistakes on a plane
April 29, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Two words: "photo shop." What the hell were they thinking? The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Mistakes on a Plane thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis First 100 Days
Pullen the trigger on Steele
April 29, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In an earlier post I reported the speculation among Republican Party insiders that nominal RNC Chairman Michael Steele would not survive if Jim Tedisco lost the special congressional election in NY-20. "If Tedisco loses," the ex-staffers said, “Steele is done.” Then came yesterday's bombshell announcement by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) that he
Who woulda guessed?
April 29, 2009
by David SafierYou know that Republican budget plan to sweep $210 million from city impact fees I posted about last night? You'll never guess where the idea came from. A legislative plan to balance the state budget by stripping cities of $210 million collected from developers is actually coming from the people who have been
Voters: No education cuts, temporary taxes OK
April 29, 2009
by David SafierArizona is going to be an interesting place for the next few months, maybe all the way to November, 2010. "Interesting," of course, is a two-edged sword. It makes for lots of good blogging, but "May you live in interesting times" is usually thought of as more of a curse than a blessing.
