Less than Two Days to get Invest in Ed and Second Chances on the November Ballot
June 30, 2020
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Dear Arizona Voters Petitioners will be submitting signatures for both the Invest in Ed and Second Chance Ballot Initiatives on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Please click on the below link to find locations where you can go and sign the petitions for both initiatives. https://secondchancesaz.com/sign-now/ As mentioned below in an article written on June 19, … Read more
Carl Bernstein: Trump phone calls ‘delusional’ and a ‘national security threat’
June 30, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Carl Bernstein has a blockbuster report for CNN, From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump’s phone calls alarm US officials (excerpt): In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, … Read more
How Many Ways Can Arizona Flub Its COVID19 Response Simultaneously? (video)
June 30, 2020
How many ways can Arizona flub its COVID19 response simultaneously? Not only did the Washington Post report that “Arizona has lost control of the pandemic,” Governor Doug Ducey also has been slow and intentionally minimalist in his distribution of relief to Arizonans who are suffering financial hardship. His government has distributed only a tiny fraction of the funds available … Read more
Update: Trump’s Sergeant Schultz defense falls apart under further scrutiny
June 30, 2020
With the latest revelations we are left with only two options: (1) Donald Trump is an asset of Russian intelligence, or (2) he is guilty of dereliction of duty as commander-in-chief to defend the safety and security of the United States. I suppose a third option may be that both apply, they are not mutually exclusive. … Read more
Is Debbie Lesko the right fit for Congressional District Eight? Some Voters do not think so.
June 30, 2020
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Last week, AZ Central journalists Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen held a podcast gaggle to discuss the political situation in Congressional District (CD) Eight. Current CD Eight Representative Debbie Lesko took part in the gaggle. The reporters also questioned some voters about what they thought the important issues were and their views on how … Read more
Arizona School Openings Delayed for In Person Classroom Instruction until at least August 17, 2020
June 29, 2020
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Today, Governor Doug Ducey, in coordination with Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, announced, through an Executive Order (please click here to access,) that in-person classroom instruction at the state’s schools has been delayed until at least August 17, 2020. Online instruction options will still be available earlier. Other features of the Executive Order include: … Read more
Governor Ducey forced to backtrack on reopening: closing bars, gyms and theaters (updated)
June 29, 2020
The Arizona Republic reports that Arizona’s explosion of COVID-19 cases since Governor Ducey falsely claimed that the state was on the downward-side of the curve (Arizona did not meet any of the White House Guidelines for reopening the economy) when he reopened the economy in mid-May, has forced the governor to backtrack on reopening. Arizona … Read more
Where Are the COVID19 Wizards to Help Us Re-Imagine Ourselves & Our Future? (video)
June 29, 2020
Three and a half months of sheltering in place — with the novel Coronavirus just one chance encounter away — have given us time to perfect our strategies for survival during the current government-created public health crisis and to make plans for a safe, more equitable, more enlightened future. COVID19 turned the spotlight on the glaring … Read more
