Concert to Benefit the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding – March 10 in Tucson
March 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: ALL-STAR LINEUP MARCH 10! TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER Jackson Browne and Alice Cooper, in partnership with Danny Zelisko, have put together this amazing concert for us. It is a fundraiser for the non-profit Community Foundation for Southern Arizona's Fund for Civility, Respect, and Understanding. Set up by the family of Ron Barber, the … Read more
Baja Arizona update
March 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Cronkite News Service has this video report on Baja Arizona. And more… Co-Chair of Start Our State Paul Eckerstrom discusses Baja Arizona on MSNBC. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The Farley Report – March 1, 2011
March 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report by Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): I want to start off tonight with some very good news for a change. To make it even better, it's all about the future of our politics. The Independent Redistricting Committee — which as of this morning consisted of … Read more
Redistricting Update: Colleen Mathis of Tucson selected as fifth member and chair of AIRC
March 1, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Regardless of how the next round of redistricting turns out, Tucson should have nothing to gripe about. Three out of the five members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) are from Tucson. Independent Colleen Mathis joined Democrat Linda McNulty and Republican Richard Stertz on the AIRC today. … Read more
“Spamalot for Conservatives” made easy
March 1, 2011
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by David Safier Here's a website Russell Pearce recommends to his mailing list. It allows you to write a single message and send it to every single legislator in your state, or the top 50 newspapers in your state, or the top 100 newspapers in the country, with one click of the mouse. And since … Read more
Underfunded education bad for military bases
March 1, 2011
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by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie will undoubtedly post this week's Farley Report in its entirety, but I want to pull out one passage, Farley's discussion with Col. Tom Payne, base commander of the Army's Yuma Proving Ground. Payne thinks our low educational standing hurts the military's ability to recruit the best people for the … Read more
Why not Baja Arizona? Some fun facts
March 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of you who are fans of The History Channel, you no doubt have watched the series "The States" which explains the history of how each state came into existence. But the most fascinating part of the series are the stories about the "lost states," the state names of proposed states … Read more
Stop the Presses! Right winger says, Planned Parenthood not the root of all evil
March 1, 2011
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by David Safier We're seeing more and more cracks in the seemingly monolithic right wing as it starts flexing its crazy-base muscles in Congress and state legislatures. Latest example. Richard Mellon Scaife, who has used his billions to help create the think tanks which have fueled the Scream Machine (I'm sure he kicked a few … Read more
