Arizona: David Safier

November 5, 2009 - 10:55 am
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"Education Inc., Part II" -- Imagine Schools under the microscope

by David Safier I've been out of town, so I haven't written about the second and third installments of the Fort Wayne, Indiana, Journal Gazette's series on Imagine Schools: Education Inc. This is about Part II, It's 'Our school, not...

November 4, 2009 - 09:08 pm
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Musings on the election

by David Safier The bloggers' code (which I had to swear to uphold before they'd teach me the secret handshake) requires me to air my inexpert opinions about Tuesday's elections. Here they are, for what they're worth. Republicans earned bragging...

October 31, 2009 - 02:23 pm
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Charter Reform: First step, realize you have a problem

by David Safier In Philadelphia, six charters are being scrutinized by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is considering criminal action. Most of it has to do with misuse of funds. Houston Philadelphia, we have a problem. Aiming to end abuses...

October 29, 2009 - 10:07 am
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STOs can't find enough low income scholarship recipients

by David Safier I have to admit I'm a bit amazed by this. The Republic's Ronald Hansen and Pat Kossan have picked up the story of School Tuition Organizations (STOs) handling corporate tuition tax credit money not giving out the...

October 28, 2009 - 12:31 pm
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The latest from Giffords

by David Safier This is from an email reply Giffords sent after I called her office supporting the public option. I support reform that creates competition through a strong public option that lowers everyone's costs and competes with private insurers....

October 28, 2009 - 08:44 am
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AZ Supremes vs. 9th Circuit on tax credits

by David Safier It's something of a standoff. On the one hand, The state's high court on Tuesday upheld a 3-year-old law that lets corporations divert some of their state income taxes to help students attend private and parochial schools....

October 27, 2009 - 10:00 pm
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Gila Courier and blogger/journalistic integrity

by David Safier The Gila Courier, a right wing blog/news site (take your pick) printed what it thought was a version of an op ed Lisa Suarez published in the Star saying people should vote for Prop 200. The version...

October 27, 2009 - 06:46 pm
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Rep. Giffords, please stand firm on the public option

by David Safier My last post about Giffords and health care reform was very positive. She came out clearly for a strong public option and held firm in front of a hostile crowd at the town hall I attended. The...

October 27, 2009 - 09:21 am
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Massive teacher layoffs?

by David Safier This from Tom Horne. Arizona faces the prospect of large-scale layoffs of school teachers next year due to the state's budget problems, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said Monday. He said the ‘‘massive layoffs'' of...

October 23, 2009 - 10:55 pm
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For your viewing/printing pleasure

by David Safier

If you want a copy of the Presidential Family Photo, you can download it in a number of sizes: small, medium, large and unbelievably large.

The photo comes with the following guidelines (this is for real, by the way):

"This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House."

This has been a public service.