DGT Online: Domingo DeGrazia, Candidate for AZ Rep., District 10
May 19, 2020
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Domingo DeGrazia spoke at a live broadcast of the Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting on May 18. He is a Democratic Legislator in the Arizona House of Representatives, District 10. DeGrazia was elected in 2018. The youngest son of the artist Ted DeGrazia, his family has lived in Arizona for more than 100 years. His top … Read more
Arizona House Resumes 54th Session on May 19. Now What?
May 19, 2020
The Arizona House of Representatives has been adjourned since March 23, 2020, due to the COVID19 pandemic. Some of us wanted to vote to sine die (end the session) on March 23 and come back later for special session(s) focused on COVID19 public health and economic issues. Others– mostly Republicans– wanted to stay in session and … Read more
Snake oil salesman takes his own ‘miracle cure’ – what could possibly go wrong?
May 19, 2020
On Sunday, the Washington Post posted this editorial opinion. The results are in. Trump’s miracle drug is useless. THE HYPE over the drug hydroxychloroquine was fueled by President Trump and Fox News, whose hosts touted it repeatedly on air. The president’s claims were not backed by scientific evidence, but he was enthusiastic. “What do you … Read more
Heather Ayres wants to bring a Real World Educator’s Experience as a Member of the Creighton School Board
May 19, 2020
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Heather Ayres is one of several candidates running for four seats on the Creighton School Board in the 2020 November elections. An educator for over 20 years, Arizona native, and local President of the Arizona Education Association for the Isacc Elementary District, Ms. Ayres wants to promote collaboration and bring a real-world educator’s experience to … Read more
John Lutes wants to help lead the Conversation in Governing the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors
May 19, 2020
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John Lutes is a fixture of the Prescott Community. A successful businessman on Whisky Row for over 40 years, first with the McMahon’s Furniture Store and then later with Arts Prescott Co-op and the Van Gogh’s Ear Art Gallery, Mr. Lutes has also devoted considerable time to assisting local non-profit organizations. He is currently the … Read more
The Destruction of the Supreme Court
May 18, 2020
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As my reading pile diminished, I asked my housemate who works in a still operating library to bring me home a pile of books to keep me busy. One of the books she brought me was Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for A More Unjust America,Adam Cohen, Penguin Press, NY, 2020. … Read more
Tucson Judge Scott Rash CONFIRMED To Arizona’s U.S. District Court Bench
May 18, 2020
UPDATE, 5/19/20, 9:40am: Pima County Superior Court Judge Scott Rash was elevated to a lifetime position on Arizona’s U.S. District Court Bench this morning, as the Senate voted overwhelmingly, 74-20, to confirm him. Both of Arizona’s Senators supported his confirmation. Rash is 57 years old and has been the presiding Family Court judge in Tucson. … Read more
#COVID19: Should Grandma ‘Take One for the Team’? (video)
May 18, 2020
The House Health and Human Services Committee met on Thursday, May 14, to hear testimony from several California experts on opening up Arizona’s economy. The two primary presenters were scientists whose recent research shows that COVID19 infection in the population could be much more widespread in the population than we had thought and that the virus has been in … Read more
